Your smartphone begins life neatly packed into a well-designed box. Chances are it will end its days in a more ignominious manner. Assuming it doesn’t end up rattling around in a junk drawer, it will ...

Colorado, Oregon, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Vermont and Washington have new laws, including electronics and battery EPR and ...

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 ...

Attero: India is set to meet nearly 70% of its rare earth materials demand through e-waste recycling, insulating itself from ...

U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further. The agencies were referring to “e-waste,” which is ...

An employee examines electronic waste awaiting to be dismantled at the Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) plant in Holliston, Mass., USA. ERI is R2 and e-Stewards certified. Zoran Milich/Getty ...

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 ...

The national initiatives to recycle electronic waste (e-waste) are set to explore further investment in recycled materials su ...

Approximately 2.25 million tons of obsolete TVs, cell phones and computers -- commonly referred to as e-waste -- were ready to be disposed of in a single year, according to a 2007 U.S. Environmental ...

In Sunday's 60 Minutes, the CBS TV news magazine examines the lucrative but shadowy business of mining e-waste--junked computers, televisions, and other old electronic products--for valuable ...

Electronic Synergy Foundation is hosting a free recycling event for old and unwanted electronics at Woodland Hills Mall.