sanitary landfills

plural of sanitary landfill
as in landfills
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

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  • The hotel diverts little to no waste to landfills, thanks to an ORCA food-waste digester installed in 2018, and has phased in in-house water bottling and refillable bathroom dispensers to eliminate single-use plastics.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And diverting and redirecting waste from landfills, whether through recycling or reusing, boosts crew morale on film sets.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Sanitary landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitary%20landfills. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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