Synonyms of sanitary landfill

sanitary landfill

noun

as in landfill

a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped

even after many years in sanitary landfills, disposable diapers have proven to be resistant to decomposition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landfill
• dump
• tip
• transfer station
• kitchen midden
• dustheap
• junkyard
• dustbin
• midden
• mess
• pigsty
• pigpen
• sty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanitary landfill

The law banned putting yard waste — roughly one-fifth of municipal wastes — in sanitary landfills in 1990 and obliged local governments to recycle. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps. — By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024

Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2024

Many people work collecting rubbish for resale at the Matuail sanitary landfill, the largest waste disposal site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021

The modern sanitary landfill emerged in the 1970s, when states first devised legal guidelines for massive waste management. — Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2021