landfill

Example Sentences

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Now, the landfill site will stay open for another four decades.

From Barron's

She hoped this meant it was "making a dent" in the amount of food that ended up in landfill.

From BBC

"We already knew that ravens can remember stable food sources, like landfills," says Loretto.

From Science Daily

Plastic materials that can’t be recycled are typically sent to landfills or sometimes shipped illegally overseas, where they are burned or end up in landfills, rivers and waterways there.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigators are working to determine how the body ended up at the center run by Burrtec Waste Industries, which owns recovery facilities, transfer stations and landfills across Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times