industrial waste

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According to environmental campaigners, industrial waste is often shipped by Western countries to be processed in Asia and Africa, a global trade they estimate may be worth up to $82 billion a year.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The Tijuana River has been plagued with untreated sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

He alleged the chemical found in toothpaste and regularly used by dentists "is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease".

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

For decades, the Anacostia was treated as a municipal dumping ground for industrial waste, storm sewers and trash.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

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