As more people replace their old televisions with flat-panel screens, a toxic-waste watchdog is warning that many e-waste recyclers are still illegally shipping old TVs to developing nations. "We ...
Think about what's in your trash bin. Do you see your old smartphone in it, the one that was new until this year? About eight out of every 10 electronic devices in the world end up in a landfill or ...
Tech experts say recycling alone isn’t keeping phones, laptops and other items out of landfills.
Recycling or trading in your devices is a better way to reduce e-waste, but fewer than half of US adults do either. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...
In the corner of my basement sits a dusty Rubbermaid bin crammed with a decade’s worth of outdated and obsolete electronics, otherwise known as e-waste. It’s a tangle of cords, cables, clickers, ...
Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle ...
We think a lot about where products come from when we buy them, less so about where they go when we're finished. When we throw things away, this is "away": mountains of garbage across acres of land, ...
Cook Medical won’t be hosting its E-Recycle Day this spring, but not to fear; it will be back next year. Cook has hosted E-Recycle Day every spring since 2018 (aside from 2020), providing an ...