landfills

noun

plural of landfill
as in dumps
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 landfills Our landfills are coming to an end, and waste doesn’t just go away. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 The remainder of planet-warming gases are released by smaller fossil fuel companies, livestock agriculture, deforestation, landfills and other activities, according to the study. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 One of 11 operating landfills remaining in the Bay Area, the landfill on Dixon Landing Road takes up to 4,000 tons of trash a day from San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Cupertino, Los Altos and other cities. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Waste to wonder Wind turbine blades, aircraft fuselages (like the Boeing 787 or Airbus A350), and automotive frames generate thousands of tonnes of thermoset composite waste yearly that currently end up in landfills or high-emissions incinerators. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 Food waste decomposing in landfills emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas that warms the planet. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 When consumers are finished with the tube, research shows most end up in landfills. — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Worldly applications Most of the world’s plastic ends up in landfills or the ocean. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 Some sellers even specialize in liquidation inventory, selling appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, and air fryers that might otherwise end up in landfills. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Landfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfills. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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