e-waste

English

e- (electric) +‎ or e- (digital) +‎ waste

e-waste (uncountable)

Discarded electrical and electronic equipment.
- 2002, Jim Puckett, 5:35 from the start, in Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia‎^[1], spoken by Mary Ryan, Basel Action Network, →OCLC:
  Following up news articles and e-mails from mainland China, BAN was directed to an e-waste processing area known as Guiyu on the Longdong River near the city of Shantou in the northeast [of] Guangdong Province, four hours by car from Hong Kong. In the course of three intensive days in and around Guiyu's four villages, the small investigative team witnessed firsthand what passes for recycling of e-waste in Asia.
- 2019 December 8, Hannah Beech, Ryn Jirenuwat, “The Price of Recycling Old Laptops: Toxic Fumes in Thailand’s Lungs”, in New York Times‎^[2]:
  In June of last year, the Thai Ministry of Industry announced with great fanfare the ban on foreign e-waste. The police made a series of high-profile raids on at least 10 factories, including New Sky Metal.

discarded electrical and electronic equipment