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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Five grapple trucks – dump trucks with a similar claw at the rear – haul debris away to get mulched, buried in landfills or sold, as happened to some large oak trees, Henry said.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Szabo said the sanitation bureau is spending tens of millions of dollars on compliance with California Senate Bill 1383, which requires the diversion of organic waste away from landfills.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sanitary landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitary%20landfills. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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