E-waste is any discarded electrical or electronic device that is no longer useful or wanted. It can include anything from disposable vapes, mobile phones, laptops, MP3 players, plugs and batteries.

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, ...

In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tons of electronic waste—or e-waste. That's enough to fill more than 1.5 million ...

NEW YORK — All those old wires, cords, tablets, phones and other electronics aren't just taking up space in drawers and closets – they're also extensively covering the planet. A United Nations report ...

ENVIRONMENT Toxic e-waste pollutes entire towns overseas - so veteran techie vowed to revolutionize the way we dump our outdated electronics After two decades in the software business with companies ...

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 ...

Don’t throw that old cell phone in the trash, or the computer, printer, laptop, DVDs, video player or television that no longer works. They are all electronic waste, some contain hazardous materials ...

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 ...