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.

Examples of toxic waste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This innovative approach promises to cut down on the toxic waste associated with gold extraction and a new approach to recovering high-purity gold from various sources. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025

Corporate characteristics are also key factors in how toxic waste is handled and disposed of. —Jennifer Brodmann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025

But almost from its start, industry has targeted the program, whose assessments can trigger toxic waste cleanups and expensive regulatory changes. —Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025

Since its closure, the Army has attempted to clean up toxic waste products left behind. —Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for toxic waste

• aftertaste
• interfaced
• interlaced
• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced