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  • noun waste processing Toxic waste

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Examples

  • America's bailout of the banking system paid for my mortgage and all the other "toxics" that are out there.

    Matthew Anderson: The Anatomy of a Foreclosure Matthew Anderson 2010

  • We weave these lines of evidence through chemical - specific examples such as toxics from industrial activity, air pollution from automobiles, and pesticides from modern agricultural practices.

    Modern environmental health hazards 2009

  • More recently, corporate responsibility foundation As You Sow, on behalf of some Apple shareholders, has pressured the Apple board to prepare a sustainability report by July, outlining how the company is "[reducing] greenhouse gas emissions and [addressing] other environmental and social impacts such as toxics, recycling, and employee and product safety."

    Ted Samson's blog 2010

  • There is a good chance your business has already been identified as one of several that might be responsible for 'toxics' at a given school.

    IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions 2009

  • There is a good chance your business has already been identified as one of several that might be responsible for 'toxics' at a given school.

    IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions 2009

  • There is a good chance your business has already been identified as one of several that might be responsible for 'toxics' at a given school.

    IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions 2009

  • When Thain unloaded Merrill Lynch "toxics" for 20 cents on the dollar, nobody-starting with Bank of America-screamed.

    Home | The New York Observer 2009

  • There is a good chance your business has already been identified as one of several that might be responsible for 'toxics' at a given school.

    IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions 2009

  • If you have a manufacturing business that operates near a populated area and you are required to file TRI reports for air emissions, there is a good chance your business has already been identified as one of several that might be responsible for 'toxics' at a given school.

    IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions 2009

  • There is a good chance your business has already been identified as one of several that might be responsible for 'toxics' at a given school.

    IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions 2009

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