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

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The mint expects to process about 4,500 tons of e-waste, which includes circuit boards from televisions, computers and medical equipment, each year. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 According to the ever-climbing ticker on the electronic waste (e-waste) monitoring site The World Counts, the amount of electronic waste disposed of in 2024 is over 50 million tonnes (or over 55 million tons). Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024 However, the study pointed out that flame retardants and other chemical contaminates have been detected in and near e-waste recycling facilities, in indoor air and dust at formal e-waste recycling facilities in Canada, China, Spain and the U.S. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 For most users, the Spotify Car Thing is just another piece of e-waste humans will have to deal with later. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for e-waste 

Word History

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of e-waste was in 1999

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“E-waste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-waste. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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