Landfill is a method of getting rid of very large amounts of rubbish by burying it in a large deep hole. the environmental costs of landfill
{i} trash heap, dump, land area that is filled with trash and covered with a layer of soil
A landfill is a large deep hole in which very large amounts of rubbish are buried. The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot. the cost of disposing of refuse in landfill sites
A disposal facility or part of a facility where non-hazardous waste is placed in/on the land, carefully lined and monitored, for containment
disposal area where garbage is piled up and eventually covered with dirt and topsoil
A specially engineered site for disposal of solid waste, designed to confine the refuse to the smallest practical area and reduce it to the smallest practical volume
A landfill is an enormous hole, either excavated for the purpose of waste disposal or left over from a surface mining operation The hole is lined with clay or a synthetic lining to prevent leakage of waste into the surrounding water supply Waste is laid on the liner at the bottom of the landfill and a layer of topsoil is then compacted into the waste The layering is repeated again and again until the landfill reaches its full capacity
Pleasant term for a garbage dump which is located in a cavity in the ground so that, when full, it may be covered up and look like part of the land Today's landfills are sanitary and require special technology to eliminate methane gas and toxic leachate produced by the garbage
A private or municipal site where non-hazardous solid or municipal waste is buried
Disposal facility at which solid waste is permanently placed in or on land as permitted by the jurisdictional health department and other appropriate agencies, accepting non-hazardous waste including non-recycled construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition debris