: waste consisting of discarded electronic products (such as computers, televisions, and cell phones)
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Urban Corps of San Diego County will be onsite collecting the e-waste.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Even simple things like properly recycling e-waste could herald a bounty of rare earths, yet only 25 American states plus Washington D.C. have electronics recycling laws, meaning almost half the U.S. still lacks a dedicated state e-waste regime.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Brown himself buys devices off eBay or pulls them from e-waste bins.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The world generates millions of tons of electronic waste — also called e-waste — each year.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Even simple things like properly recycling e-waste could herald a bounty of rare earths, yet only 25 American states plus Washington D.C. have electronics recycling laws, meaning almost half the U.S. still lacks a dedicated state e-waste regime.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Brown himself buys devices off eBay or pulls them from e-waste bins.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The world generates millions of tons of electronic waste — also called e-waste — each year.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for e-waste
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“E-waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-waste. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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