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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This breakthrough has palpable potential for the industry, still struggling to combat the enduring deluge of garments destined for landfill or incineration.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a long-time proponent of a waste-to-energy incinerator to be built in Doral, has reversed course and begun to support trucking waste out of the county to Central Florida landfills.
—Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Instead of voting to build a new incinerator in Doral, Levine Cava over the weekend recommended that commissioners vote to stick with existing trucking and disposal contracts that have Miami-Dade shipping tons of garbage to private landfills between Medley and Osceola County.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
These include building a closed-loop system that’s complementary to mechanical recycling by processing waste that currently ends up in landfills and ensuring our technology is better for the environment than producing new plastics from fossil fuels.
—Tracy Yochum, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a long-time proponent of a waste-to-energy incinerator to be built in Doral, has reversed course and begun to support trucking waste out of the county to Central Florida landfills.
—Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Instead of voting to build a new incinerator in Doral, Levine Cava over the weekend recommended that commissioners vote to stick with existing trucking and disposal contracts that have Miami-Dade shipping tons of garbage to private landfills between Medley and Osceola County.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
These include building a closed-loop system that’s complementary to mechanical recycling by processing waste that currently ends up in landfills and ensuring our technology is better for the environment than producing new plastics from fossil fuels.
—Tracy Yochum, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfill. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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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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