Orphan Site (Noun)
Meaning
A toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The local government was left to deal with the orphan site, a toxic waste area that had been abandoned by its previous owners.
- Years of neglect had turned the former industrial site into an orphan site, with no one willing to take responsibility for the cleanup.
- The orphan site on the outskirts of town was a constant reminder of the environmental damage caused by reckless industrial practices.
- Cleanup efforts at the orphan site were stalled due to lack of funding and the inability to identify the original polluter.
- The community surrounding the orphan site had been fighting for years to get the government to take action and clean up the toxic waste.