: waste consisting of discarded electronic products (such as computers, televisions, and cell phones)
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Vapes are perhaps the most effective single thing the e-waste and recycling industries could target.
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Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Scientists at two leading national laboratories under the U.S. Department of Energy are pioneering solutions to solve the growing and tedious problem of recycling e-waste.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Sources: The Guardian, Klima Oslo In Zambia and Malawi, a movement to repair solar panels prevents e-waste and creates local jobs
Since 2014, Africa’s solar capacity has increased tenfold.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
The company is processing almost a million pounds of e-waste a year, and keeping it out of landfills, Helgesen said.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Scientists at two leading national laboratories under the U.S. Department of Energy are pioneering solutions to solve the growing and tedious problem of recycling e-waste.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Sources: The Guardian, Klima Oslo In Zambia and Malawi, a movement to repair solar panels prevents e-waste and creates local jobs
Since 2014, Africa’s solar capacity has increased tenfold.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
The company is processing almost a million pounds of e-waste a year, and keeping it out of landfills, Helgesen said.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“E-waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-waste. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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