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.
2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
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.
landfill in British English
(ˈlændˌfɪl)
noun
a.
disposal of waste material by burying it under layers of earth
b.
(as modifier)
landfill sites
landfill in American English
(ˈlændˌfɪl)
noun
1.
the disposal of garbage, rubbish, etc. by burying it under soil or earth
2.
a place used for this purpose
3.
garbage, rubbish, etc. so disposed of
landfill in Chemical Engineering
(lændfɪl)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Chemical waste management)
Landfill is the disposal of waste in the ground.
In the late 20th century, alternative methods of waste disposal to landfill and incineration began to gain acceptance.
The disposal of wastes in the ground is referred to as landfill.
Landfill is the disposal of waste in the ground.
Examples of 'landfill' in a sentence
landfill
Town halls claim the new approach is necessary to save cash spent dumping rubbish in landfill and to meet environmental targets.
The Sun (2016)
Britain sends significantly less waste to landfill than a decade ago, but the total of 15 million tonnes last year is still unsustainable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many more are planned as the landfill tax bites.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And it can help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill each year.
The Sun (2012)
Companies are also being asked to ban personal bins to reduce landfill and improve recycling.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Putting medicines in rubbish destined for landfill is not a good idea either.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In some parts of the country we are simply running out of landfill space.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Butterflies have benefited very strongly from landfill tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Hence their scramble to divert domestic rubbish anywhere but landfill.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And it is not just the cost of landfill tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To meet its objective it has imposed an annually increasing tax on each tonne of rubbish sent to landfill.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The landfill tax was introduced in 1996 but was a negligible amount.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Per head of population we throw more rubbish into landfill than any other country in Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Bury council hopes that cutting down from fortnightly collections of general waste will encourage recycling and save on landfill tax and treatment costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A steeply rising landfill tax is prompting businesses to rethink.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There are 18 other taxes that hit businesses ranging from landfill tax and excise duty to insurance premium tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is a small island which has two million tourists a year and it is rapidly running out of landfill space for all their waste.
The Sun (2010)
While many claim to send zero food waste to landfill, they are not necessarily sending it to feed the hungry.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This will avoid landfill and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels - exactly the sort of innovation we need to encourage.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Councils and council taxpayers are facing fines of up to 3 billion if we do not dramatically reduce the waste thrown into landfill.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The waste company that handles the collections gets its income from the local councils, based on the amount of rubbish diverted from landfill.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But councils face huge financial penalties if they fail to meet EU targets to reduce landfill waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To help to meet its obligations, the Government has increased taxes on sending waste to landfill.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This cello's rubbish Musicians have formed an orchestra playing instruments made from landfill waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The Exchequer already takes 32 per tonne of landfill waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At the same time they are facing big penalties from the EU if they fail to meet strict targets to reduce landfill waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Shanks: 150 million of new plant capable of mechanically sorting waste will mean an end to landfill and rubbish burning for the waste manager.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
landfill
British English: landfill NOUN
Landfill is a method of getting rid of very large amounts of rubbish by burying it in a large deep hole.