In the dark corners of your attic shelves or the depths of your desk drawers likely sits a collection of defunct laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles. The phone you may be reading this on will ...

Electronic waste (e-waste) refers to discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, and other consumer or industrial electronics that are no longer functional or needed. These ...

That's the word from the U.S. Government Accountability Office in a scathing August 2008 report which accused the U.S. Environmental Agency of not doing its part to ensure that exports of used and ...

As the world turns its attention to China’s increasingly stringent waste import ban, a dangerous stream of electronic waste ...

Think for a minute about your personal electronics. No, not the computer or tablet or smartphone that you are using right now. Think instead about all the DVD players, phones, keyboards, chargers, TV ...

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 ...

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, ...

With the holiday season fast approaching, parents around the world are deciding which new toys to purchase for their kids this year. Many will opt for classic favorites like Lego bricks, Mr. Potato ...