This article is about a widely used strategy for solid waste disposal.For the disposal of liquid wastes, and sewage in particular, see
Water treatment.For the practice of creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, see
Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump or tip (and historically as a
midden), is a site for the disposal of
waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of
waste treatment. Historically, landfills have been the most common methods of organized
waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world.
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Land waste disposal site in which waste is generally spread in thin layers, compacted, and covered with a fresh layer of soil each day.