"WEEE" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /wiː/ Audio: En-uk-we.ogg
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From the title of the European law: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (2003). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} WEEE (uncountable)
  1. (UK, Ireland) Electronic waste. Tags: Ireland, UK, uncountable
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          "ref": "2007, Department of Health: Estates and Facilities Division, The Treatment, Recovery, Recycling and Safe Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, The Stationery Office →ISBN, page 16",
          "text": "You may wish to ensure that your WEEE is stored in a safe, secure area."
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          "ref": "2011, OECD, OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011, OECD Publishing →ISBN, page 180",
          "text": "Further improvements to the system should include better enforcement for retail outlets, as some major supermarket chains that sell electrical and electronic products do not accept WEEE."
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          "ref": "2013, Weidong Li, Jörn Mehnen, Cloud Manufacturing: Distributed Computing Technologies for Global and Sustainable Manufacturing, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 125:",
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