The volumes of electronic waste in the world are staggering, amounting to many millions of tons. So what do you do with your old laptop or cellphone when you’re done with it? Do you put it in a box in ...

If you got an iPhone, smart TV, or laptop as a holiday gift, you may be facing the age-old dilemma of what to do with your ...

Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile of e-waste. This consists of discarded electrical devices including laptops, smartphones, televisions, computer ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In a world filled with electronic gadgets, it’s easy to forget what happens to old devices. Fortunately, organizations like the e-opala Computer Recycling Center and ʻŌlelo ...

While they are instrumental in disseminating information and raising environmental consciousness, our dependence on digital electronics is also putting ever greater strains on us and our environment. ...

Today’s consumer electronics are lightweight, sophisticated, powerful –– and are contaminating the environment. The United Nations’s Global E-waste Monitor 2024 report estimates that some 62 million ...

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, ...

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, ...

If you haven’t already heard, e-waste is a pretty big deal. Not only is it widespread, but it’s also a significant problem that has been ongoing for decades — and sees little chance of being solved as ...