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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This pattern is playing out in the wake of other disasters as well, like 2024’s Hurricane Helene, as residents are still coping with toxic waste, a complicated insurance process, and an agonizingly slow recovery. —

Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025 Political malfeasance, press acquiescence, the Ford Motor Co. and the Genovese crime family among others play their roles in the student exposé of toxic waste dumped into the area landfills. —

Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 Since 2019, more than 100 billion gallons of toxic waste have flowed north from the Tijuana River, shutting beaches and businesses for years at a time. —

U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 The film tells the story of a group of teens in the ’90s who make a student film for their journalism class and end up uncovering a conspiracy involving toxic waste in their community. —

Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for toxic waste