dumping ground
noun
: a place to which unwanted people or things are sent
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Leave no trace was his other concern, since nobody wants to see Uncompahre or any other fourteener transformed into a dumping ground for junk. 
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 As many as half a million barrels of DDT waste have not been accounted for in the deep ocean, according to old reports and a UC Santa Barbara study that provided the first real glimpse into how the Los Angeles coast became a chemical dumping ground. Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Sadly, many Baltimoreans know Leakin Park as a more gruesome dumping ground: where killers once discarded the bodies of their victims. Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 If the Sixers hope to clear enough cap space to sign a star in free agency, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be their best bet for a Harris dumping ground. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Samsung builds decent hardware and then treats its software package like a dumping ground, piling all of Samsung's apps and software on top of Google's apps and software, then loading the phone down with ads and spam notifications. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022 For generations, land surrounding the waterway has been viewed as some of Baltimore’s least desirable — a historical dumping ground for trash, industrial waste, the city’s dead and, even worse, its living. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2022 The massive haul of items was fished out of local rivers and beaches which have become a dumping ground for such items, and which pose a significant threat to marine life, ecosystems and communities around the world. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 For some four decades ending in the 1980s, the Corps used Bradford Island and the neighboring stretch of the Columbia River – traditional fishing grounds for the Yakama – as a dumping ground for electrical equipment and other waste. oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 As many as half a million barrels of DDT waste have not been accounted for in the deep ocean, according to old reports and a UC Santa Barbara study that provided the first real glimpse into how the Los Angeles coast became a chemical dumping ground. Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Sadly, many Baltimoreans know Leakin Park as a more gruesome dumping ground: where killers once discarded the bodies of their victims. Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 If the Sixers hope to clear enough cap space to sign a star in free agency, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be their best bet for a Harris dumping ground. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Samsung builds decent hardware and then treats its software package like a dumping ground, piling all of Samsung's apps and software on top of Google's apps and software, then loading the phone down with ads and spam notifications. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022 For generations, land surrounding the waterway has been viewed as some of Baltimore’s least desirable — a historical dumping ground for trash, industrial waste, the city’s dead and, even worse, its living. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2022 The massive haul of items was fished out of local rivers and beaches which have become a dumping ground for such items, and which pose a significant threat to marine life, ecosystems and communities around the world. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 For some four decades ending in the 1980s, the Corps used Bradford Island and the neighboring stretch of the Columbia River – traditional fishing grounds for the Yakama – as a dumping ground for electrical equipment and other waste. oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above