as in sanitary landfill
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Noun
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Fiji has more than 330 islands, one sanitary landfill, and two municipal dumps.—
By Aryn Baker/Lautoka, Fiji ,
TIME,
3 July 2024 -
Other materials might need to be sent to a hazardous waste landfill that has double the plastic lining in place as a typical sanitary landfill in order to protect groundwater from anything that might otherwise leach into it.—
Justine Calma,
The Verge,
3 Feb. 2024
Noun
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His job included doing the rounds of the city’s Chinatown district and sundry junkyards to buy spare parts.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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In one video, Enigma spots a junkyard filled with old-fashioned cars, the kind that required drivers.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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When docked, the clean station automatically empties the vacuum’s dustbin.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
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Additionally, both models have a self-emptying dustbin.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2025
Noun
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This ensures the valuable nutrients and water in food are not lost to the landfill but repurposed.—
Ryan Begin,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The magic is in the peel-and-stick carbon fiber sheets for the hitting surface, which give you fresh grit for $50 instead of dropping another $200 and sending a months-old plastic paddle to the landfill.—
Martin Cizmar,
Wired News,
20 July 2025
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The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Dustheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustheap. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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