"WEEE" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wiː/ Audio: En-uk-we.ogg [UK]
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": "2011, OECD, OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011, OECD Publishing →ISBN, page 180",
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