landfill

Example Sentences

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This reduces the amount of waste rotting in landfill and releasing greenhouse gases.

From BBC

A hundred rats had chased him farther into the landfill, to where human machines screamed and scraped in the trash heaps.

From Literature

The owner of a former illegal landfill site in east London which repeatedly catches fire has refused permission for the local council to implement its own temporary solution.

From BBC

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