landfill
Example Sentences
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Yet thrifting has been growing in popularity, even beyond the increasing numbers who value the treasure hunt and want to help the environment by keeping clothes and other items out of landfills.
They noticed streaming platforms were filled with specials that all looked and felt the same, stylistically speaking, creating a landfill of repetitive comedy.
From Los Angeles Times
Although these chemicals are now banned, many still linger in older materials such as building insulation and in landfills.
From Science Daily
In March, the state agency released a draft of the first-ever hazardous waste management plan, drawing opposition for a controversial recommendation to consider allowing more contaminated soil to be dumped at nonhazardous landfills.
From Los Angeles Times
But we pay a heavy price for comfort: Lycra, which is in almost everything we wear now, lives forever in landfills.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
