Definition of "toxics" [toxics]

• Toxic waste (noun)

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