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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
Discharge of polluted water and discarded electronic components into rivers, groundwater supplies, landfills, or unregulated recycling facilities results in the hazardous materials gradually seeping into surrounding soil and water systems.
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Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
And 92 million metric tons of textiles—which can range from leftover scraps and cuttings to entire runs of fabric—can end up in warehouses, or worse, landfills or incinerators.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Almost one third of the clothes produced every season are never sold and may go straight to landfills.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
One mistake often ruins an entire load, sending recyclables straight to landfills.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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
This is an area where, conceivably, productions see cost savings because there are tipping fees at landfills or for disposing these meals.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Naperville has also been testing ways to keep food out of landfills, drawing inspiration from an already existing plan with waste and recycling contractor Groot Industries.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
And 92 million metric tons of textiles—which can range from leftover scraps and cuttings to entire runs of fabric—can end up in warehouses, or worse, landfills or incinerators.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Almost one third of the clothes produced every season are never sold and may go straight to landfills.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
One mistake often ruins an entire load, sending recyclables straight to landfills.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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
This is an area where, conceivably, productions see cost savings because there are tipping fees at landfills or for disposing these meals.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Naperville has also been testing ways to keep food out of landfills, drawing inspiration from an already existing plan with waste and recycling contractor Groot Industries.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfills. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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