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Toxic Waste

LAWRENCE SUMMERS ’ S MEMO

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The safe disposal of toxic waste has become a global challenge. Each year, world nations produce 440 million tons of toxic waste. This is a highly conservative estimate, given the clandestine nature of the enterprise and fluid definitions of what constitutes hazardous or toxic waste (the terms are used interchangeably). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines hazardous waste as “ a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment ” (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2006). Hazardous waste can be liquids, solids, ...

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