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aterro sanitário

[a-TE-ro sa-ni-TA-rio]
nounmasculinepl: aterros sanitários
sanitary landfill
1. A controlled waste disposal site designed to contain and manage solid waste in an environmentally safe manner, with engineered barriers and leachate management systems
The city's sanitary landfill processes tons of municipal waste daily.
O aterro sanitário da cidade processa toneladas de resíduos municipais diariamente.
2. A modern waste management facility that differs from open dumps by using liners, daily cover, and environmental protection measures
They invested in a new sanitary landfill to replace the old dump.
Investiram em um novo aterro sanitário para substituir o lixão antigo.
NYC Slang
Fresh Kills Landfill (historical reference); modern equivalent: waste management facility
Synonyms
aterro controladoaterro de resíduoslixeira sanitária
Antonyms
lixãodepósito a céu aberto

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aterro sanitário
Standard term used across Brazil for engineered waste disposal facilities
São Paulo
aterro sanitário
Common usage; São Paulo operates several major sanitary landfills
Portugal
aterro sanitário
Similar term used, though 'centro de tratamento de resíduos' is also common

Related Idioms & Phrases

levar para o aterro sanitário - to take to the sanitary landfill
resíduos do aterro - landfill waste
gestão de aterro sanitário - sanitary landfill management
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