toxic waste dump

  • 1toxic waste dump — n. a horrible person or place. □ Frank, stop acting like a toxic waste dump and do as you’re asked. □ Let’s get out of this toxic waste dump …

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  • 2toxic waste dump — noun a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) • Syn: ↑toxic waste site, ↑toxic dumpsite • Hypernyms: ↑dump, ↑garbage dump, ↑trash dump, ↑rubbish dump, ↑ …

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  • 32006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump — A truck full of garbage on the streets of Abidjan. Much of Trafigura s toxic waste was dumped in large open areas in the poor suburbs of the city The 2006 Côte d Ivoire toxic waste dump was a health crisis in Côte d Ivoire in which a ship… …

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  • 4toxic waste — n [U and C] waste products from industry that are harmful to people, animals, or the environment ▪ a toxic waste dump ▪ international agreements about the disposal of toxic waste …

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  • 5toxic waste site — noun a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) • Syn: ↑toxic waste dump, ↑toxic dumpsite • Hypernyms: ↑dump, ↑garbage dump, ↑trash dump, ↑rubbish dump, ↑ …

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  • 6Corby toxic waste case — The Corby toxic waste contamination ruling was an official proclamation delivered by The Hon. Mr. Justice Akenhead at the High Court of Justice, London, on 29 July 2009 in the case of Corby Group Litigation v. Corby Borough Council [2009] EWHC… …

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  • 72006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste spill — The 2006 Côte d Ivoire toxic waste spill was a health crisis in Côte d Ivoire in which a ship illegally dumped toxic waste in up to 12 sites around the country s largest city, Abidjan, in August 2006. [“In pictures: Ivorian toxic waste”… …

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  • 8Waste Management, Inc — Waste Management, Inc. Type Public Traded as NYSE: WM …

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  • 9dump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ garbage (esp. AmE), refuse, rubbish (BrE), trash (AmE), waste ▪ the cleaning up of a toxic waste dump ▪ nuclear …

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  • 10waste-yard — noun a piece of land where waste materials are dumped • Syn: ↑dump, ↑garbage dump, ↑trash dump, ↑rubbish dump, ↑wasteyard, ↑dumpsite • Derivationally related forms: ↑dumpy ( …

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