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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Lead and mercury are considered toxic waste. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Plus, with their diet of goat skittles, horse turds, and their favorite treat chicken poop, their gas is industrial strength toxic waste. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026 Rare earth production can generate up to 2,000 tons of toxic waste for every ton of usable material. — Kaveh Madani, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026 That show was based on the true story of the Corby poisonings, in which pregnant women inhaled toxic waste from a closed steel mill in England, leading to severe birth defects. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for toxic waste

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