: waste consisting of discarded electronic products (such as computers, televisions, and cell phones)
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Chinese researchers have discovered a fast, low-cost and environmentally cleaner method for extracting gold from electronic waste, that could significantly reshape e-waste recycling worldwide and reduce the need for traditional mining.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Take them along with your old computer monitors to an e-waste site for recycling.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
If artificial trees have lights that are not removable, they must be recycled with e-waste.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2022, consumers produced 62 million metric tons of e-waste globally, according to a United Nations monitor.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Dec. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Take them along with your old computer monitors to an e-waste site for recycling.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
If artificial trees have lights that are not removable, they must be recycled with e-waste.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2022, consumers produced 62 million metric tons of e-waste globally, according to a United Nations monitor.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Dec. 2025
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 14 Jan. 2026.
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