nonhazardous

adjective

non·​haz·​ard·​ous ˌnän-ˈha-zər-dəs How to pronounce nonhazardous (audio)
: not hazardous
nonhazardous waste
a nonhazardous area

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Judge Reiss agreed the samples were nonhazardous and nonliving, and didn’t present a threat. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025 But the nonhazardous result means that trucking away the mound could cost within the mid-six-figure range. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025 Because disaster debris is traditionally considered not hazardous, federal contractors have been hauling this material to several nonhazardous local landfills without testing it. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 The Calabasas Landfill is one of at least seven nonhazardous waste landfills in Southern California approved to accept waste — including chimneys, hazardous trees and fire debris and ash — from this latest cleanup phase. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonhazardous

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonhazardous was in 1853

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“Nonhazardous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonhazardous. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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