The many splendored ways we've trashed Earth.
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TOXIC: Garbage Island
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TOXIC: Amazon
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TOXIC: Gulf
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TOXIC: West Virginia
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TOXIC: Imperial Valley
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TOXIC: Napoli
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TOXIC: Linfen, China
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TOXIC: Alberta
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