Meanings
- IrelandUKuncountableElectronic waste.
You may wish to ensure that your WEEE is stored in a safe, secure area.
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 162 more examples
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.
2011, OECD, OECD Environmental Performance Reviews OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Norway 2011, OECD Publishing →ISBN, page 180To establish a better understanding on recovery/remanufacturing flows is therefore paramount for enterprises to apply sensible recovery/remanufacturing strategies to recover diverse WEEE.
2013, Weidong Li, Jörn Mehnen, Cloud Manufacturing: Distributed Computing Technologies for Global and Sustainable Manufacturing, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 125
Origin
From the title of the European law: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (2003).
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WEEE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WEEE
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