Synonyms of landfills

landfills

noun

plural of landfill

as in dumps

a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped

we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumps
• sanitary landfills
• tips
• junkyards
• dustbins
• messes
• kitchen middens
• middens
• transfer stations
• sties
• dustheaps
• pigpens
• pigsties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landfills

Food waste is a huge source of methane in Michigan landfills, estimates say, and accounts for millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in the state. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Carbon Mapper doesn’t have similar numbers for landfills because methods to calculate the impacts of repairs are still being developed. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Repurposing leftover materials can reduce pollution, conserve resources and lower the amount of material dumped into landfills or waterways. — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

More than 23 billion pairs of footwear are produced every year, with roughly a billion winding up in landfills. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

The plan also proposes stronger methane monitoring and abatement regulations for landfills and additional incentives for farmers to adopt practices that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. — CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

However, conventional disposal tactics like landfills and incineration trigger severe environmental pollution while squandering valuable resources. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026