A new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), based in Arlington, Va., reveals that most unwanted consumer electronics go to secondary users, not into America's waste stream. According to ...

Restrictions on electronic scrap exports could create up to 42,000 direct and indirect new jobs with a total payroll of more than $1 billion, according to a study commissioned by the Coalition For ...

EHSO provides free electronics recycling in many states, as does CalRecycle in California. 1-800-Got-Junk? is a pay service that picks up and recycles or disposes of electronic devices. Recycler's ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never use except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, because ...

Reasons you shouldn't throw gadgets in the trash, and what to do instead Electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious environmental issue, since old electronics end up in landfills, leaking chemicals. Less ...

Between new smartphones and other highly anticipated devices rapidly being released on the market, many consumers find themselves with a stack of old devices. Maybe they're shoved away in a closer or ...

For many people, old electronics quickly fall out of sight and out of mind, sitting in a box in the back of the closet when they make their next upgrades. When they’re finally thrown out, the devices ...

Forward-looking: As devices become obsolete at an alarming rate, the issue of electronic waste has become increasingly pressing. A project has emerged combining measurement and robot technology with ...

If you have old electronics sitting around your home, you may be able to recycle them for cash for the precious metals they contain. However, the quantities are small, so it usually makes sense if you ...

"Boost UK's electrical recycling with innovative, always-on campaigns; see 7% increase in e-waste recycling, bridging gaps in ...