landfill
noun
land·fill
ˈlan(d)-ˌfil 
1
: an area built up by landfill
2
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land
called also sanitary landfill
landfill
transitive verb
Examples of landfill in a Sentence
using landfill to dispose of trash
Part of the city was built on landfill.
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Decomposing food can release hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas synonymous with landfills and garbage.
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
On the other side of the pond, billions of phones are ending up in landfills with their processing components still intact.
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New Atlas,
2 July 2026
At Yogyakarta’s Piyungan landfill in Indonesia, a city’s waste is sorted by scavengers and consumed by cows, quietly piling up into a hill, with their forms mirroring the landscape of trash around them.
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Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Since 2016, the hotel has managed to reduce its waste-to-landfill ratio from 50 to just five percent.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
On the other side of the pond, billions of phones are ending up in landfills with their processing components still intact.
—
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
At Yogyakarta’s Piyungan landfill in Indonesia, a city’s waste is sorted by scavengers and consumed by cows, quietly piling up into a hill, with their forms mirroring the landscape of trash around them.
—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Since 2016, the hotel has managed to reduce its waste-to-landfill ratio from 50 to just five percent.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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landfill
noun
land·fill
-ˌfil
1
: a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth
2
: an area built up by landfill
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