nonhazardous
adjective
non·haz·ard·ous
ˌnän-ˈha-zər-dəs 
: not hazardous
nonhazardous waste
a nonhazardous area
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New constraints on the plastic waste trade In 2021, Indonesia restricted the import of nonhazardous waste to 15 specific ports and in 2025 banned the import of plastic waste altogether.
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Ellen M. Considine, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Officials said two cars were leaking ethanol and one car was leaking nonhazardous corn syrup.
—Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The material spilled is nonhazardous food waste, said spokesperson Pam Witmer, not sewage.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2026
Judge Reiss agreed the samples were nonhazardous and nonliving, and didn’t present a threat.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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Ellen M. Considine, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Officials said two cars were leaking ethanol and one car was leaking nonhazardous corn syrup.
—Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The material spilled is nonhazardous food waste, said spokesperson Pam Witmer, not sewage.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2026
Judge Reiss agreed the samples were nonhazardous and nonliving, and didn’t present a threat.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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“Nonhazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonhazardous. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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