KITCHEN MIDDENS Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

kitchen middens

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plural of kitchen midden

as in sanitary landfills

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Local Color received a grant from San Jose’s Environmental Services department for the initiative, which will not only make arts supplies more accessible for artists but keep them out of landfills, too.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The rest is composted; turned into animal feed, biofuels and other industrial products; sold at a deep discount shortly before its use-by date; or disposed of in landfills and incinerators.

— John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

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