garbage dump
Example Sentences
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Painter and Tiltil resident Raquel Carcamo has watched her town become "Santiago's garbage dump" over the years.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
The community was middle class, suburban and an unlikely place for a garbage dump.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023
In Shishmaref, the storm wiped out a road leading to the local garbage dump and sewage lagoon, creating a health hazard for a town that lacks running water.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Nancy Lara, who has lived a half-mile from the landfill site for more than two decades, spent years at war with the rodents, mosquitoes and flies she said were attracted to the garbage dump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Monte Testaccio, the hill of broken pots southeast of Rome, was a garbage dump for the entire imperial city.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
