landfill
US /'lændfɪl/
・UK /'lændfɪl/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
More efforts to reduce wastes at the landfill should be made to protect the environment
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
The city's landfill is located on the outskirts.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Material used to reclaim land.
The new park was built on landfill.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo fill (land) with waste material.
The area was landfilled with construction debris.
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How to Argue in English Confidently? (Tips and expressions)
- For instance, "In cities like San Francisco, recycling programs have cut landfill waste by 50%." Examples make your argument stronger.
For instance, "In cities like San Francisco, recycling programs have cut landfill waste by 50%." Examples make your argument stronger.
- For instance, "In cities like San Francisco, recycling programs have cut landfill waste by 50%." Examples make your argument stronger.
For instance, "In cities like San Francisco, recycling programs have cut landfill waste by 50%." Examples make your argument stronger.
The accidental discovery that could help solve fashion's biggest problem
- And with less than 1% of textile waste recycled into new garments, the vast majority of the clothes we wear end up in landfill.
And with less than 1% of textile waste recycled into new garments, the vast majority of the clothes we wear end up in landfill.
- And with less than 1% of textile waste recycled into new garments, the vast majority of the clothes we wear end up in landfill.
And with less than 1% of textile waste recycled into new garments, the vast majority of the clothes we wear end up in landfill.
Why Don't We Launch Our Trash Into The Sun?
- Decades of defunct satellites, rocket boosters, and pieces of spacecraft are creating a cosmic landfill.
Decades of defunct satellites, rocket boosters, and pieces of spacecraft are creating a cosmic landfill.
- Decades of defunct satellites, rocket boosters, and pieces of space crafts are creating a cosmic landfill.
Decades of defunct satellites, rocket boosters, and pieces of space crafts are creating a cosmic landfill.
We Tried To Make Pizzas With Zero Waste
- Zero waste just means trying to send as little as possible to landfill.
Zero waste just means trying to send as little as possible to landfill.
- as little as possible to landfill.
as little as possible to landfill.
War On Waste: Extended Sneak Peek
- "They all go to landfill."
"They all go to landfill."
Featured Article: Amazon Says “Goodbye” to Plastic Air Pillows
- Department of Energy and AI and robotics firm Glacier, Amazon continues to innovate for a more sustainable future, aiming to automate the sorting of recyclables and reduce landfill waste.
Department of Energy and AI and robotics firm Glacier, Amazon continues to innovate for a more sustainable future, aiming to automate the sorting of recyclables and reduce landfill waste.
- Department of Energy and AI and robotics firm Glacier, Amazon continues to innovate for a more sustainable future, aiming to automate the sorting of recyclables and reduce landfill waste.
Department of Energy and AI and robotics firm Glacier, Amazon continues to innovate for a more sustainable future, aiming to automate the sorting of recyclables and reduce landfill waste.
Bea Johnson: "Zero Waste Home" | Talks at Google
- So composting, for us, is the last straw before, uh, uh before the landfill.
So composting, for us, is the last straw before, uh, uh before the landfill.
- We're no longer investing our money in the landfill.
We're no longer investing our money in the landfill.
Everything Wrong With AirPods | Untangled
- Those dead AirPods will sit for years in your drawer or a landfill.
Those dead AirPods will sit for years in your drawer or a landfill.
- or a landfill.
or a landfill.
Fast Freakin' Fashion: The Truth about the Clothing Industry - Part 1
- The rest of them end up in landfill, or they ship them to developing countries where they completely destroy the local industry.
The rest of them end up in landfill, or they ship them to developing countries where they completely destroy the local industry.
- the rest of them end up in landfill or they ship them to developing countries where they
the rest of them end up in landfill or they ship them to developing countries where they
Plastic pollution: is it really that bad? | The Economist
- This could all have been dumped into a 70-metre-deep landfill the size of Manhattan.
This could all have been dumped into a 70-metre-deep landfill the size of Manhattan.
- This could all have been dumped into a 17 meter deep landfill, the size of Manhattan.
This could all have been dumped into a 17 meter deep landfill, the size of Manhattan.