landfill waste
Buried refuse heap
Landfill waste is garbage deposited in landfills—large sites where trash is buried in the ground.
The term appears in environmental discussions about disposal methods and their consequences: Landfill waste produces methane as it decomposes.
It sometimes contrasts with materials that can be recycled or composted: We need to reduce the amount of landfill waste we generate.
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- dumpWaste disposal site
- garbage dumpWaste collection site
trash heap · dump site · refuse · rubbish · heap · rotting · methane · landfill gas · bulldozer · seagulls · stench · decompose · buried · plastic · plastic bags · leachate · mound · discarded
- municipal wastegarbage, trash, rubbish, refuse, litter
- wastefulnesssquandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation, overspending
- industrializationfactory, industrial revolution, Industrial Revolution, factories, manufacturing
- disposable culturesingle-use plastic, disposable razors, plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic straws
- emissionsemission, emissions, CO2, CO2 emissions, carbon footprint
- industrial pollutionemissions, air pollution, pollutants, soot, smog
landfill wasterecycling
Reprocessing used materials
recyclables · compost · compostable materials · reclaimed materials · upcycled materials
landfill wasteraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
natural resources · refurbished items · commodities · treasure · assets
landfill wastecompost
Decayed organic fertilizer
humus · biodegradable waste · organic matter · soil amendment · biochar
land, fill, waste, lands, landed, landing, landings, landlord, landmark