as in dump
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 landfill
Rather than sitting in landfills when a site is decommissioned, most of the materials used in solar panels can be recycled (though the process can be costly).
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Currently, food waste accounts for more than half of all methane emissions from landfills.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Those plastic hangers were heading for a landfill or a junk drawer.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Lindblad’s Artisan Fund focuses on reducing landfill waste through adaptive reuse projects that support artisans from the Galápagos.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Currently, food waste accounts for more than half of all methane emissions from landfills.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Those plastic hangers were heading for a landfill or a junk drawer.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Lindblad’s Artisan Fund focuses on reducing landfill waste through adaptive reuse projects that support artisans from the Galápagos.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landfill
dump
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On summer weekends, Smorgasburg drops food vendors across Brooklyn and Manhattan — basically a feed dump waiting to happen.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Alexis Weber, 50, was arrested on Tuesday morning after taking a dump in her own front yard.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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