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hazardous waste
[ haz-er-duhs weyst ]
noun
- any industrial by-product or discarded commercial product that is potentially harmful to the environment or people and other living organisms because it is ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and/or toxic:
You can’t throw these flammable old cans of paint thinner in with your regular trash—they need to be treated as hazardous waste.
We are in compliance with all state regulations that pertain to the containment and disposal of hazardous wastes.
hazardous waste
/ ă′ə-ə /
- A used or discarded material that can damage the environment and be harmful to health. Hazardous wastes include heavy metals and toxic chemicals used in industrial products and processes as well as infectious medical wastes and radioactive materials such as spent nuclear fuel rods.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hazardous waste1
Example Sentences
The battery brining liquid is a hazardous waste product too and is trucked to another specialized facility, the agency said.
Tesla agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle civil allegations brought by 25 California district attorneys that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy centers and its Fremont factory.
The provincial government initially declined to search the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of the women, due to steep costs and concerns about hazardous waste.
She wants tyres redefined as "hazardous waste".
Fire-damaged properties can pose dangers to workers, rife with hazardous waste and harmful chemicals.
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