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** Evulz industries existed from the 1920s to the 1950s, predating the EPA.[[note]] and [[NoOSHACompliance the OSHA]] for that matter[[/note]]
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** Evulz has his factory in a PollutedWasteland, but it turns out that it was naturally filled with toxic waste for millennia. He exploits it for widgets.

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** Evulz has his factory in a PollutedWasteland, but it turns out that it was naturally filled with high levels of a toxic substance usually found in waste for millennia. He simply exploits it for widgets.widgets where there is little to no life to disturb.



* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits, because even with their cut-rate margins, their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile, their competitor, [[ALighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]], pollutes as well, but they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money]], so they try to get the most from it, and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits, because even with their cut-rate margins, their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile, their competitor, [[ALighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]], pollutes as well, but they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money]], so they try to get the most from it, and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.handle and thus more efficient to work with.

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* '''Subverted''': An investigation reveals that Evulz Industries' byproducts are actually chemicals designed to ''clean'' the air and water.
** Evulz has his factory in an PollutedWasteland but it turns out that it was naturally filled with toxic waste for millennia. He exploits it for widgets.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a later investigation reveals the first one was a marketing scheme designed by Evulz Industries to shift attention from their factories.
** However his irresponsible harvesting results the pollution spreading.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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An investigation reveals that Evulz Industries' byproducts are actually chemicals designed to ''clean'' the air and water.
** Evulz has his factory in an PollutedWasteland a PollutedWasteland, but it turns out that it was naturally filled with toxic waste for millennia. He exploits it for widgets.
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But a later investigation reveals the first one it was a marketing scheme designed by Evulz Industries to shift attention from their factories.
** However The chemicals somehow backfire and become pollutants themselves.
** However,
his irresponsible harvesting results in the pollution spreading.



* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits because even with their cut-rate margins their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile, their competitor [[ALighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]] pollutes as well but, they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money and try to get the most from it and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits lawsuits, because even with their cut-rate margins margins, their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile, their competitor competitor, [[ALighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]] Corp]], pollutes as well but, well, but they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money and money]], so they try to get the most from it it, and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.]]
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** Evulz has his factory in an IndustrialWasteland but it turns out that it was a toxic waste for millennia but it can be exploited for widgets.

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** Evulz has his factory in an IndustrialWasteland PollutedWasteland but it turns out that it was a naturally filled with toxic waste for millennia but millennia. He exploits it can be exploited for widgets.
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** Evulz has his factory in an IndustrialWasteland but it turns out that it was a toxic waste for millennia but it can be exploited for widgets.


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** However his irresponsible harvesting results the pollution spreading.

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'''Basic Trope''': A company that polutes heavily.
* '''Straight''': Evulz Industries is a well known company that manufactures a wide range of products, but they are infamous due the high amounts of pollution their factories produce.

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'''Basic Trope''': A company that polutes pollutes heavily.
* '''Straight''': Evulz Industries is a well known well-known company that manufactures a wide range of products, but they are infamous due the high amounts of pollution their factories produce.



** Evulz Industries lacks the budget to replace their toxic machinery with better and more eco-friendly equipment.

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** Evulz Industries lacks the budget to replace their its toxic machinery with better and more eco-friendly equipment.



* '''Inverted''': Evulz Industries' factories are famous for being among the cleanest, safest and most efficient industries money can buy.
* '''Subverted''': An investigation reveals that the industrial waste generated by Evulz Industries are actually chemicals designed to clean the air and water.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a later investigation reveals the first one was a marketing scheme designed by Evulz Industries to swift away attention from their factories.

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* '''Inverted''': Evulz Industries' factories are famous for being among the cleanest, safest safest, and most efficient industries facilities money and [[HonestCorporateExecutive a conscience]] can buy.
* '''Subverted''': An investigation reveals that the industrial waste generated by Evulz Industries Industries' byproducts are actually chemicals designed to clean ''clean'' the air and water.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a later investigation reveals the first one was a marketing scheme designed by Evulz Industries to swift away shift attention from their factories.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???'''Averted''':
** Evulz is not in business.
** Evulz Industries does not pollute overmuch.



* '''Lampshaded''': ''"The amount of pollution my workplace generates is so high and deliberate, sometimes I feel like I'm some rich psycho's evil minion."''
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ''"The "The amount of pollution my workplace generates is so high and deliberate, sometimes I feel like I'm some rich psycho's evil minion."''
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* '''Invoked''': ???Evulz is a CorruptCorporateExecutive who decides he's just going to try to make as much money as he can, externalities be damned.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Somebody in the government, the firm, or both makes Evulz Industries use non-polluting methods and clean up the damage it's done.



* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits because even with their cut-rate margins their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile their competitor [[LighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]] pollutes as well but, they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money and try to get the most from it and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits because even with their cut-rate margins their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile Meanwhile, their competitor [[LighterShadeOfGrey [[ALighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]] pollutes as well but, they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money and try to get the most from it and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.]]]]
* '''Implied''': Almost all of Tropetown has abundant and varied native flora and fauna except for the area around the Evulz factory, which is a dead zone.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz Industries goes out of business even before regulation or lawsuits because even with their cut-rate margins their waste means they need more inputs for their output. They need to buy the input toxic chemicals from somewhere. Meanwhile their competitor [[LighterShadeOfGrey Naughty Corp]] pollutes as well but, they try to reduce the usage and use less toxic alternatives [[CutLexLuthorACheck because the toxic chemicals cost money and try to get the most from it and less toxic chemicals are easier to handle.]]
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Evulz Indtries tries to keep an eye on all the factories but the most ig

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Evulz Indtries Industries tries to keep an eye on all the factories but factories, and while some keep their pollution levels in check, the most igignored ones don't.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ''"The amount of pollution my workplace generates is so high and deliberate, sometimes I feel like I'm some physco evil minion."''

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* '''Lampshaded''': ''"The amount of pollution my workplace generates is so high and deliberate, sometimes I feel like I'm some physco rich psycho's evil minion."''
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???''"The amount of pollution my workplace generates is so high and deliberate, sometimes I feel like I'm some physco evil minion."''



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'''Basic Trope''': A company that polutes heavily.
* '''Straight''': Evulz Industries is a well known company that manufactures a wide range of products, but they are infamous due the high amounts of pollution their factories produce.
* '''Exaggerated''': The mere existence of an Evulz Industries factory turns any of its surroundings areas into a hazardous wasteland in matter of seconds.
* '''Downplayed''': Evulz Industries' factories generate a lot waste, but in enough quantities to be manageable, for the most part.
* '''Justified''':
** Evulz Industries lacks the budget to replace their toxic machinery with better and more eco-friendly equipment.
** Evulz Industries manages clandestine sweatshops, so they don't care about inconveniences like ethics or the environment.
* '''Inverted''': Evulz Industries' factories are famous for being among the cleanest, safest and most efficient industries money can buy.
* '''Subverted''': An investigation reveals that the industrial waste generated by Evulz Industries are actually chemicals designed to clean the air and water.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a later investigation reveals the first one was a marketing scheme designed by Evulz Industries to swift away attention from their factories.
* '''Parodied''': ''Polluting the world'' is listed among the services Evulz Industries proudly offers.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Evulz Indtries tries to keep an eye on all the factories but the most ig
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': [[TruthInTelevision Industries pollute a lot]], so there's no better choice for an antagonistic force in a GreenAesop than them.
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