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dustheap

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Definition of dustheap

as in sanitary landfill

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The law banned putting yard waste — roughly one-fifth of municipal wastes — in sanitary landfills in 1990 and obliged local governments to recycle.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.

— By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024

Definition of sanitary landfill

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The following day, detectives obtained a search warrant for Metayer’s phone records, which placed him at U Pull It Davie, a self-service junkyard the day after the crash.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of junkyard

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Its Omnicyclone station uses bagless cyclonic separation to empty the vacuum's dustbin directly into a washable container, eliminating the need for recurring dustbag purchases.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of dustbin

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Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Additional sustainable aspects include passive cooling, zero landfill waste, and renewable energy.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of landfill

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The Granada cemetery and midden, a discard mound, extended to some 25 acres originally.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026

Definition of midden

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