demanufacturing
n.— «“Pretty much everything with an electronic pulse, we deal with,” said CEO David Kutoff. Materials Processing takes apart TVs and other equipment, a process known as “demanufacturing,” and separates the plastic, circuit boards, leaded glass and other components before shipping them to specialized firms to be melted or smelted.» —“Minnesota’s E-waste: Talking high-tech trash” by Tom Meersman Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) Dec. 26, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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