landfill
Example Sentences
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But we pay a heavy price for comfort: Lycra, which is in almost everything we wear now, lives forever in landfills.
The one presented is about as elegant as a demolition derby conducted at a landfill, with so many elements flying around that the movie ends in a thick cloud of culpability.
Gen Z members value keeping clothing out of landfills and are also shopping on a budget for their wardrobes as well as home decor, said Kent Kramer, CEO of Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana.
For decades, environmental managers have worked to restore lakes and improve water quality by dredging up the decaying organic matter in the sediments and often dumping it nearby or in landfills.
From Science Magazine
Other cities, including Seattle, Boston and Boulder, Colorado, have also unveiled composting programs, and in 2020 Vermont went a step further, banning the disposal of food scraps in trash or landfill waste.
From Seattle Times
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