E-waste

//ˈiːweɪst//

Synonyms for "e-waste"

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Translations

9 translations across 7 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • e-afval noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 電子垃圾 /电子垃圾 noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)
  • 電子廢棄物 /电子废弃物 noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

Danish

1 entries
  • elektronikaffald noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

Finnish

1 entries
  • elektroniikkaromu noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

German

2 entries
  • Elektronikschrott noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)
  • Elektroschrott noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

Italian

1 entries
  • rifiuto elettronico noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

Swahili

1 entries
  • taka ya kielektroniki noun (discarded electrical and electronic equipment)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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. […] Since the e-waste ban, 28 new recycling factories, most dealing with electronic refuse, began operations in one province east of Bangkok, Chachoengsao, where Koh Khanun is located, according to provincial statistics.

Source: wiktionary

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