industrial waste
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Neither book argues for a return to the olfactory world of the past, and surely nobody wants streets where sewage runs in the gutters and rivers are fouled by industrial waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The owner of a patch of land where 30 tonnes of industrial waste has been dumped says he feels "helpless" to tackle the issue after being told it would cost £20,000 to clear.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
This discovery points toward a circular system in which fluorine can be recovered from industrial waste instead of being lost through disposal.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
The organizations said Mexico, Nigeria and Senegal will serve as models for programs that reduce methane from agriculture, and capture gas that would otherwise be flared and turn industrial waste into usable energy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
I have never known anyone who would even venture to stick his toe in its polluted brown waters, which seethe with sewage, industrial waste, and deadly insecticides.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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