landfills

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003668",
  "term": "landfills",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A site where solid waste materials are disposed of on land - supposedly in a manner which prevents their escape into-or pollution of-the surrounding environment. The waste is spread in layers, then compacted to the smallest practical volume and covered with compacted soil at the end of each working day.",
  "synonyms": [
    "land fills",
    "sanitary landfill",
    "sanitary landfills"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "waste disposal sites",
    "ash dumps",
    "landfill leachates"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "vertederos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/landfills/"
}