noun · neutral
landfill
/ˈlænd.fɪl/LAND·fill
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a place where large amounts of rubbish are buried under the ground
Examples
“The city sent tons of household waste to the new landfill every week.”
“Engineers monitored the old landfill for leaking chemicals.”
“To reduce landfill use, schools now teach students how to sort waste.”
Band 8 sentence
“To reduce pressure on landfills, municipal authorities should invest in stricter waste‑separation schemes and incentives for reuse.”
Collocations
- landfill site
- send to landfill
- close a landfill
Word family
landfill nounto landfill verb
Common mistakes
Landfill is a place where rubbish is buried.→A landfill is a place where rubbish is buried.
Say it for a higher band
5dump→6tip→7+landfill
Synonyms
dump
Easily confused
dump
“Local businesses were fined for dumping waste near the river.”
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