e-waste

noun

ˈē-ˌwāst 

: waste consisting of discarded electronic products (such as computers, televisions, and cell phones)

Examples of e-waste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 1,000 harmful substances have been found in e-waste or produced when it is improperly recycled, including lead, mercury, cadmium and other toxic chemicals, according to the World Health Organization. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

According to the lawsuit, from 2021 through 2024, district attorney investigators across the state conducted undercover waste inspections and found items such as pesticides, batteries, e-waste, and cleaning solutions in outgoing waste bins. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

And that’s to say nothing of other hyperscale AI data center issues including heat, noise pollution, e-waste and more. — Jorge Aguilar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026

Today, many electronics become e-waste because recovering individual components can take too much labor or money. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-waste

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased