polluting
adjective
pol·lut·ing
pə-ˈlü-tiŋ 
: causing pollution
… a region that has been dependent upon basic industries such as coal mining and metal work—relatively polluting industries.—
Patricia L. Layman
Patricia L. LaymanThe recycling process itself can be polluting. Recyclers find it difficult to separate recyclable from nonrecyclable plastics, which causes the end product to be useless.—Sally Hayhow Cullen
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Their process could potentially decarbonize the chemical industry, which is widely regarded as one of the most polluting sectors around the world.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Her elevated essentials are crafted with the most luxurious (and least polluting) materials.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This includes building new, large nuclear power plants, relying on hydrogen, natural gas and other combustible polluting fuels, and even repowering old fossil fuel power plants, ostensibly targeted at the unchecked expansion of AI operations and data centers.
—Eunice Ko, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Environmentalists and city planners generally encourage the use of bicycles and e-bikes as a more energy-efficient and less polluting form of transportation.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Her elevated essentials are crafted with the most luxurious (and least polluting) materials.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This includes building new, large nuclear power plants, relying on hydrogen, natural gas and other combustible polluting fuels, and even repowering old fossil fuel power plants, ostensibly targeted at the unchecked expansion of AI operations and data centers.
—Eunice Ko, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Environmentalists and city planners generally encourage the use of bicycles and e-bikes as a more energy-efficient and less polluting form of transportation.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
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“Polluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polluting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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