Eli5: how do landfills work?

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Is the trash really just buried and left to decompose?

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Might be useful to see an example.. This is a C&D Landfill (this is construction material and not household). These two videos are of the same landfill, but they cover some different aspects of it.

Let’s Dig18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZaJ7hHr_zs

Dirt Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJpzK0OyZw4

Note this place does some recycling, but if it isn’t metal, tires, or concrete it gets buried.

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