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electrical or electronic devices at the end of their life, out of use or discarded, such as phones, computers, refrigerators, or televisions, which must be recycled to prevent pollution
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electronic waste

Summary

electronic waste ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electronic waste's image is recorded as Steckernetzteile.jpg[2].
  • electronic waste's image is recorded as Electronic waste at Agbogbloshie, Ghana.jpg[3].
  • electronic waste's image is recorded as Revox B215 - e-waste - old capacitors.jpg[4].
  • electronic waste's GND ID is recorded as 4324135-9[5].
  • electronic waste's subclass of is recorded as waste[6].
  • electronic waste's Commons category is recorded as Electronic waste[7].
  • electronic waste's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D059029[8].
  • electronic waste's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b5680[9].
  • electronic waste's MeSH tree code is recorded as N06.850.460.710.189[10].
  • electronic waste's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph280240[11].
  • electronic waste's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electronic waste[12].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Waste_electrical_and_electronic_equipment_(WEEE)&oldid=691101[13].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Waste_statistics_-_electrical_and_electronic_equipment[14].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/news/national-recycle-week-rescuing-mobile-phones-responsibly-with-nhs-lpp/[15].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://ewastemonitor.info/the-global-e-waste-monitor-2024/[16].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/[17].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://bigthink.com/the-present/repairing-smartphones-e-waste/[18].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://earth.org/environmental-impact-of-e-waste/[19].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.library.qmul.ac.uk/science/article/pii/S0301479720310380[20].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nature.com/articles/s43588-024-00712-6[21].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/electronic-waste-(e-waste)[22].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://en.reset.org/electronic-waste-what-happens-to-our-used-devices/[23].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www.unep.org/ietc/news/story/sustainable-future-e-waste[24].
  • electronic waste's described at URL is recorded as https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/cleaning-electronic-waste-e-waste[25].
  • electronic waste's used by is recorded as electronic waste recycling[26].

Why It Matters

electronic waste ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_electronic-waste_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{electronic waste}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/electronic-waste}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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