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a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill
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Recent Examples of landfills
In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Book swaps let readers enjoy a new book without the additional expense and keep unwanted books out of landfills.
—Meg Miller, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
There are still ways to keep them out of landfills.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
On the West Coast, San Francisco and Los Angeles are diverting about 80% of their waste away from landfills.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
That shortfall sends usable material to landfills and increases demand for new concrete.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
ArtPop also has an upcycling program that uses non-digital billboards to create couture fashion, keeping over 13,000 square feet of vinyl out of landfills annually, Hickey said.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
For decades, that sludge was treated as hazardous waste and hauled to landfills.
—Alan Collins, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
First of all, most batteries contain cobalt, nickel, manganese, and other heavy metals that can be potentially toxic, and keeping them out of landfills ensures that these metals don’t leech out and pollute drinking water or the natural environment.
—Katherine Gallagher, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Book swaps let readers enjoy a new book without the additional expense and keep unwanted books out of landfills.
—Meg Miller, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
There are still ways to keep them out of landfills.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
On the West Coast, San Francisco and Los Angeles are diverting about 80% of their waste away from landfills.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
That shortfall sends usable material to landfills and increases demand for new concrete.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
ArtPop also has an upcycling program that uses non-digital billboards to create couture fashion, keeping over 13,000 square feet of vinyl out of landfills annually, Hickey said.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
For decades, that sludge was treated as hazardous waste and hauled to landfills.
—Alan Collins, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
First of all, most batteries contain cobalt, nickel, manganese, and other heavy metals that can be potentially toxic, and keeping them out of landfills ensures that these metals don’t leech out and pollute drinking water or the natural environment.
—Katherine Gallagher, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfills. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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