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landfill

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried:

Examples:

90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.
2
a place where garbage is buried:

Examples:

[ U ] The shopping center was built on landfill.
3
waste that is buried in the ground in large amounts:

Examples:

Landfill is a long-term pollutant.
At the facility we separate recyclable goods from landfill.
4
a place where waste is buried in the ground in large amounts:

Examples:

The idea is to transform the landfill into a park.
5

Examples:

Landfill provides a safe disposal option for waste that can't be recycled, composted, or used to generate energy.
The landfill tax is a tax on the disposal of waste.

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