It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment. “It’s crazy what we’re doing. It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time ...

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 released ...

When the latest upgrades come in, old and unused electronics like cell phones and laptops end up out of sight and out of mind. Whether they’re kept in a drawer or thrown away in regular trash bins, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 ...

The phone or computer you’re reading this on may not be long for this world. Maybe you’ll drop it in water, or your dog will make a chew toy of it, or it’ll reach obsolescence. If you can’t repair it ...

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 ...