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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
Upon reaching the end of their service life, these blades typically end up in landfills.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Allowing people to obtain free water using their own reusable bottles will cut down on the waste produced by plastic bottles, which end up in the trash and ultimately take up space in landfills for hundreds of years, officials said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The picturesque beaches that Southern California is known for look more like landfills as piles of debris blanket the landscape.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Smaller thrift stores may re-donate unsold goods to shelters or other organizations, and items that still can't be reused are taken to specialized recycling centers in an effort to keep as much as possible out of landfills.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Instead of ending up in landfills, shoes can be reused as raw material for new pairs.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
For Kazuya Kawasaki, CEO of Synflux, keeping textile waste out of landfills begins at the design stage.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
So, for now, the only solution is to gather it from the beach and place it in landfills.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Investigators said nearly 6,500 pets were promised a proper burial by Vereb, but instead their bodies were dumped in landfills or left in leaking garbage bags.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Allowing people to obtain free water using their own reusable bottles will cut down on the waste produced by plastic bottles, which end up in the trash and ultimately take up space in landfills for hundreds of years, officials said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The picturesque beaches that Southern California is known for look more like landfills as piles of debris blanket the landscape.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Smaller thrift stores may re-donate unsold goods to shelters or other organizations, and items that still can't be reused are taken to specialized recycling centers in an effort to keep as much as possible out of landfills.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Instead of ending up in landfills, shoes can be reused as raw material for new pairs.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
For Kazuya Kawasaki, CEO of Synflux, keeping textile waste out of landfills begins at the design stage.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
So, for now, the only solution is to gather it from the beach and place it in landfills.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Investigators said nearly 6,500 pets were promised a proper burial by Vereb, but instead their bodies were dumped in landfills or left in leaking garbage bags.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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“Landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfills. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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