Could we dispose of nuclear waste on a rocket to the sun | Notes and queries

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Is it possible or ethical to gather all the nuclear waste the world produces, load it into a rocket, and blast it into the sun? I'm guessing it will burn up before reaching the sun, but would it have any adverse effects?

Stella Cloherty