as in dump
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
we took all of our old, broken furniture to the landfill
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On the sustainable front, Faherty has continued to double down through its usage of recycled and renewable fabrics, low-impact dyes and finishes, plastic-free packaging, renewable electricity in stores, complimentary repairs and keeping fabric scraps and products out of landfills.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite the Tench family’s pleas and more than 6,000 signatures demanding police search the landfill, police have not done that.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
At the Turks and Caicos property, nearly 20,000 tons of food waste was diverted from local landfills to support the production of fertilizer.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Threats like these disproportionately burden underserved communities, such as those living near waste facilities, incinerators, landfills and untreated garbage.
—Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite the Tench family’s pleas and more than 6,000 signatures demanding police search the landfill, police have not done that.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
At the Turks and Caicos property, nearly 20,000 tons of food waste was diverted from local landfills to support the production of fertilizer.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Threats like these disproportionately burden underserved communities, such as those living near waste facilities, incinerators, landfills and untreated garbage.
—Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Landfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landfill. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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