toxic waste
noun
: unwanted chemicals that are the result of manufacturing or industry and that are poisonous to living things
The company was fined for dumping toxic waste into the river.
toxic waste dumps/sites
Toxic wastes were detected in the soil samples.
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Scientists said that any dam failure could send toxic waste rapidly into the river, threatening Indigenous and riverine communities as well as the ecosystem.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Rare earths are mined by digging up rock or washing chemicals through soil to extract the minerals, creating toxic waste.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Mining generates large quantities of toxic waste and wastewater containing heavy metals, acids and radioactive residues.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Factories were allowed to dump so much toxic waste that the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland would regularly catch fire.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Rare earths are mined by digging up rock or washing chemicals through soil to extract the minerals, creating toxic waste.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Mining generates large quantities of toxic waste and wastewater containing heavy metals, acids and radioactive residues.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Factories were allowed to dump so much toxic waste that the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland would regularly catch fire.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for toxic waste
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“Toxic waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxic%20waste. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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