sanitary landfill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sanitary landfill
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Waste burning began in 1971 when the site became a sanitary landfill.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Then in the 1980s the authorities in Kansas City thought it would be a good idea to put a sanitary landfill dump on the site.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2016
In New Orleans, for example, most of the terrain is marshy, and sanitary landfill is needed more than fuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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