: waste consisting of discarded electronic products (such as computers, televisions, and cell phones)
Examples of e-waste in a Sentence
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The metals present in e-waste aren’t necessarily useful for every climate tech application even when they are recycled.
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Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
By 2022, the world generated almost 140 billion pounds of e-waste, only about 20% of which was properly collected and recycled, according to a 2024 United Nations report.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Despite growing global concern about e-waste, only 81 countries had e-waste policies in 2023, according to the report, including European Union countries and India.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
That is intercepting and recycling the most harmful materials on the planet — plastic waste, e-waste, and carbon dioxide.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Currently, only 42% of countries have e-waste legislation.
—Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Data centers contribute to the 50 million tons of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) produced worldwide every year, but only 20% is recycled.
—Sviat Dulianinov, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Europe, for example, has fairly high formal e-waste recycling rates, at about 43 percent.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
As well as being an environmental problem, e-waste is also a climate problem.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
By 2022, the world generated almost 140 billion pounds of e-waste, only about 20% of which was properly collected and recycled, according to a 2024 United Nations report.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Despite growing global concern about e-waste, only 81 countries had e-waste policies in 2023, according to the report, including European Union countries and India.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
That is intercepting and recycling the most harmful materials on the planet — plastic waste, e-waste, and carbon dioxide.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Currently, only 42% of countries have e-waste legislation.
—Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Data centers contribute to the 50 million tons of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) produced worldwide every year, but only 20% is recycled.
—Sviat Dulianinov, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Europe, for example, has fairly high formal e-waste recycling rates, at about 43 percent.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
As well as being an environmental problem, e-waste is also a climate problem.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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“E-waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-waste. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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