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Have you ever thought about what happens to the tech you throw away? E-waste is a special kind of environmental challenge, and you can learn all about it here.

E-Waste

Apple’s Recycling Robot Is Cool—But It Could Be Better

On Monday, Apple held one of its regular keynotes—an event usually dedicated to new products and upgraded specs. But Apple execs led the event with something a little different this…

March 25, 2016

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

Creator of Phonebloks Visits Infamous Scrapyard

Dave Hakkens, creator of Phonebloks, went to the most infamous landfill and scrap site in the world: Agbogbloshie, which is repeatedly labeled as ground-zero for e-waste by press. The reality…

October 21, 2015

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

E-Waste Not, Want Not: Americans Are Recycling More Electronics

According to a new EPA report, Americans increased their overall production of municipal waste in 2013 to 254 million tons of waste—or 4.4 pounds per person per day. But e-waste…

July 2, 2015

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

Infographic: Just How Big Is the E-Waste Crisis?

Just how much e-waste is piling it up around the globe? A new infographic from CustomMade breaks down the good, the bad, and the deadly. According to CustomMade, "the global…

January 26, 2015

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

Meet the Men Who Made Us Spend

If you’ve ever been at the tail end of a line full of cranky, frenzied, mashed-potato-fueled Black Friday shoppers, you know: we’re a consumer society. Even after the holidays, exorbitant…

January 21, 2015

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

UrJar Uses E-waste to Light Up the World

What does it take to turn the lights on in poverty-stricken, rural communities? According to a group of researchers from IBM, the solution just might be e-waste. And they’re proving…

December 17, 2014

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

Our Stuff Is Getting Harder to Recycle—and That’s a Huge Problem

Christmas is the high-water mark of new stuff—and a lot of that new stuff is going to be electronic. As Wired’s Christina Bonnington pointed out yesterday, the mounting influx of…

December 9, 2014

by Julia Bluff

E-Waste

We’re Losing the War against E-Waste, New Report Says

The post-Christmas season is an e-waste high water mark in the United States. New computers, phone docks, wireless speakers, and watches under the Christmas tree crowd out the old(er) ones.…

January 9, 2014

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

E-Waste

Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) the volume of e-waste is increasing by 40 percent per year worldwide. They estimate that 80…

May 7, 2013

E-Waste

The Serious Downside to Slim Technology Design

Slim electronics might look great, but there's a major problem with their design: battery accessibility. The growing trend in electronics is a seamless device that keeps the owner from replacing…

April 5, 2013