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orphan site

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Noun1.orphan site - a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup
Superfund site, toxic site, toxic waste area - a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
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The Orphan Sites programme Phase One was initially concentrated in the All Saints, Bilston North and East, Blakenhall, Ettingshall, Graiseley and Whitmore Reans areas during 2006/7, with the work carried out by Groundwork Black Country.
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That left taxpayers with the bill for cleaning up these orphan sites.
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