Synonyms of landfills

landfills

noun

plural of landfill

as in dumps

a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped

we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• sanitary landfills
• tips
• junkyards
• dustbins
• messes
• kitchen middens
• middens
• transfer stations
• sties
• dustheaps
• pigpens
• pigsties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landfills

Food waste decomposing in landfills emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas that warms the planet. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

When consumers are finished with the tube, research shows most end up in landfills. — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

The researchers say contamination hotspots align with airports, military bases, firefighting training facilities and landfills. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Worldly applications Most of the world’s plastic ends up in landfills or the ocean. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026

But since then, California regulators have learned that at least two other landfills are wrestling with high temperatures and similar conditions. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Some sellers even specialize in liquidation inventory, selling appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, and air fryers that might otherwise end up in landfills. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Food Trust, a nonprofit based out of Philadelphia, inspired the model of Kanbe’s Market of redirecting food from landfills. — Zuri Primos july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

All told, when combined with more methane from landfills and fossil fuels, the gas is responsible for around 30% of the rise in global temperatures over the past 150 years. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026