1 a place where waste is thrown away, usually in a way that is illegal or not suitable:
2 a place or an opportunity for someone to get rid of things that are not wanted:
First and perhaps foremost, the whole notion of sustainability is advanced to the degree a potential dumping ground is declared off-limits.
Let us first and foremost prevent this country from being any longer made a dumping ground for sweated products from all over the world.
Historically the marine environment has been used as the ultimate dumping ground for much of our industrial waste.
Wales should not be regarded as a dumping ground for other people's waste.
London hitherto has been the dumping ground of all the dirty milk in the country.
America has been a dumping ground for drugs for a number of years and comparatively its problem is a lot worse than ours.
Waste land has become a dumping ground.
According to the local lore, before the pit was turned into a dumping ground, it was first lined with clay.
