scrap heaps
Where cars die
Scrap heaps are piles of discarded metal, machinery, or other waste materials, typically at junkyards or industrial sites.
Figuratively, something consigned to the scrap heap is considered obsolete or useless: The new technology sent typewriters to the scrap heap.
A person thrown on the scrap heap has been discarded as no longer valuable: Corporate restructuring left thousands of older workers on the scrap heap.
- junkyardSalvage storage site
- rubbish dumpWaste disposal site
- landfillsEngineered waste disposal sites
- refuseReject or garbage
- middensHistorical waste accumulations
graveyard · scrapyard · auto wreckers · rust bucket · salvage · spare parts · dumps · decay · waste · thrown away · dismantling · end of life · shredding · debris · dumping ground · upcycling · discard · industrial waste
scrap heapstreasure troves
Collections of valuable finds
gold mines · showrooms · treasuries · treasure chests · vaults
scrap heapswarehouses
Large goods storage buildings
inventories · filing systems · catalogues · curated collections · stockrooms
scrap heapsfactories
Industrial production facilities
manufacturing plants · assembly lines · workshops · retail stores · recycling centers
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