landfill

vertedero, relleno sanitario

Lugar donde se entierran residuos bajo capas de tierra.

En inglés sencillo: A place where waste is buried under layers of earth.

• The rubbish goes to a landfill.
• Two new landfills opened outside the city.
• Recycling keeps useful materials out of landfill.

Sinónimos: dump, rubbish tip

Expresiones frecuentes: landfill site, send to landfill, municipal landfill

residuos de vertedero, basura

Basura que se entierra o se va a enterrar en un vertedero.

En inglés sencillo: Waste material that is buried or will be buried at a waste disposal site.

• The truck carried tons of landfill.
• Much of this landfill consists of discarded packaging.
• Rotting landfill can release gas for years.

Sinónimos: waste, rubbish, garbage

Expresiones frecuentes: tons of landfill, household landfill, rotting landfill

depositar en vertedero, enterrar residuos

Eliminar residuos enterrándolos bajo tierra en un lugar destinado a ello.

En inglés sencillo: To get rid of waste by burying it under the ground at a special site.

• The city landfills most of its waste.
• Thousands of tons of plastic were landfilled last year.
• We should recycle these materials rather than landfill them.

Sinónimos: bury

Expresiones frecuentes: landfill waste, landfill rubbish, landfill plastic