Essay Archive - How Toxic Waste Affects Our Natural Environment
How Toxic Waste Affects Our Natural Environment
Canada and all of the developed countries in the world produce some
kind of toxic waste(s). It doesn't matter whether it's a chocolate bar
wrapper or a canister of highly radioactive plutonium, they're potentially
dangerous to us and/or our natural environment unless properly disposed of.
Toxic waste is defined as any waste that is hazardous to human health
or to our natural environment. According to the Institute of Chemical
Waste Management, about 15% of our garbage is classified as toxic, and only
85% (approximately) of that is disposed of properly. The res....
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