What does Landfill mean?

Definitions for Landfill
ˈlændˌfɪlland·fill

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. landfillnoun

    a low area that has been filled in

Wiktionary

  1. landfillnoun

    A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.

  2. landfillnoun

    The material so disposed of.

  3. landfillverb

    To dispose of garbage by burying it at a landfill site.

  4. Etymology: land + fill

Wikipedia

  1. Landfill

    A landfill site, also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump, or dumping ground, is a site for the disposal of waste materials. Landfill is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of the waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, refuse was simply left in piles or thrown into pits; in archeology this is known as a midden. Some landfill sites are used for waste management purposes, such as temporary storage, consolidation and transfer, or for various stages of processing waste material, such as sorting, treatment, or recycling. Unless they are stabilized, landfills may undergo severe shaking or soil liquefaction of the ground during an earthquake. Once full, the area over a landfill site may be reclaimed for other uses.

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  1. landfill

    A landfill is a designated site used for the disposal of waste materials by burial. These materials are often covered by soil on a daily basis to limit environmental harm, including odors, pests or litter. Over time, the waste decomposes and can sometimes be recycled into energy.

Wikidata

  1. Landfill

    A landfill site is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. Historically, landfills have been the most common methods of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world. Some landfills are also used for waste management purposes, such as the temporary storage, consolidation and transfer, or processing of waste material. A landfill also may refer to ground that has been filled in with rocks instead of waste materials, so that it can be used for a specific purpose, such as for building houses. Unless they are stabilized, these areas may experience severe shaking or liquefaction of the ground in a large earthquake.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Landfill in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Landfill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Landfill in a Sentence

  1. Mohammad Rafiq:

    If Modi ever cared for Muslims he could come to see how we have learned to live with the stench from the landfill. His disrespect for Muslims defines my political choice.

  2. Andrew White:

    It's the most cost competitive in terms of dollars spent per contaminant removed and that's simply because we've been able to generate such a high capacity for this toxic hydrogen sulfide, the other end that the customer really likes is that the other solid products that are out there are responsible for sending to landfill to get rid of, whereas with SufaCHAR we take it back and we redistribute it as an agricultural product, so it's cheaper and it has this great beneficial end use.

  3. Wendy Neampui:

    I wanted to transform trash from an ugly landfill site into beautiful items.

  4. Heidi Kujawa:

    Every community struggles with plastic waste, putting in a Blocker [ System ] is going to help reduce landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce transportation needs, all of that other good stuff.

  5. Dean Dalla Valle:

    Besides straight remediation, we are talking about actions like sewage, landfill, reforestation, water treatment.

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