landfill
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Definition of landfill
— called also sanitary landfill
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Synonyms
dump, sanitary landfill, tip [chiefly British]
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Kirk said those haulers were given the choice of taking their garbage to other facilities for disposal or paying an additional $15.19 per ton above normal costs to have MIRA ship the trash to out-of-state landfills. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Hartford trash-to-energy plant back in operation after another breakdown," 29 Aug. 2019 The hotel brand said that would keep more than 35 million small plastic bottles a year out of landfills. — Hannah Sampson | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "Major hotel chain will stop stocking mini-shampoos and other single-use toiletries to reduce plastic waste," 2 Aug. 2019 USA TODAY Target and Walmart are offering dueling incentives to keep car seats out of landfills. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "Walmart and Target hosting car seat recycling events in September. What you need to know.," 18 Jan. 2019 Our main goal is to keep these pieces out of the landfill. — Sara Radin, Teen Vogue, "Frankie Collective Is Making Tiny Bags for Your Arms and Ankles," 5 Aug. 2019 The hotel brand said that would keep more than 35 million small plastic bottles a year out of landfills. — Hannah Sampson | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "Major hotel chain will stop stocking mini-shampoos and other single-use toiletries to reduce plastic waste," 2 Aug. 2019 The hotel brand said that would keep more than 35 million small plastic bottles a year out of landfills. — Author: Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, "One giant hotel chain is getting rid of single-use toiletries to reduce plastic waste," 30 July 2019 The act of making a toy keeps plastic out of the landfill. — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, "Happen's Toy Lab brings a sense of child-like creativity for all ages," 23 July 2019 An intra-conference event in which schools compete to determine which campus can divert the greatest tonnage of landfill at one home football game and one home basketball game. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Team Green, Bill Walton and the campus commitment: An inside look at the Pac-12’s sustainability efforts," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'landfill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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