toxic waste

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Because the approach avoids heavy metals, harsh reaction conditions and lengthy synthesis pathways, it could also reduce toxic waste and energy consumption in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

But his history of public controversy stretches back to at least 1991, when a memo he wrote while serving as the World Bank’s chief economist appeared to justify sending toxic waste to poorer countries.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Albanian police arrested 20 people over their role in smuggling toxic waste from the Balkan country to Thailand, the force said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Business owners had to clean up the charred debris and toxic waste on their properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Like I’d spent her recovery wallowing in a toxic waste dump.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman