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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In 2022, lawmakers implemented Senate Bill 1383, which initially mandated the diversion of 50% of all food and organic waste away from landfills, but increased to 75% on Jan. 1, 2025.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over the years, multiple locations have been suspected as the source of the stench, particularly the landfill and the city’s wastewater treatment plant along James P. Snell Drive off U.S. 441.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Other major sources include agriculture, land use change and emissions from landfills.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The Broward Transitional Center, located near the Monarch Hill landfill widely known as Mount Trashmore, is operated by the GEO Group, the national private prison company based in Boca Raton.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Over the years, multiple locations have been suspected as the source of the stench, particularly the landfill and the city’s wastewater treatment plant along James P. Snell Drive off U.S. 441.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Other major sources include agriculture, land use change and emissions from landfills.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The Broward Transitional Center, located near the Monarch Hill landfill widely known as Mount Trashmore, is operated by the GEO Group, the national private prison company based in Boca Raton.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 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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