Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elena Popova/Getty Images Instead of throwing away a laptop or desktop PC, why not recycle an old computer and make some quick ...

Once that old laptop or printer stops working, you need to get rid of it. However, that can be easier said than done. Throwing it in the trash will only lead to more items that could be recycled ...

Old laptops, iPhones, and earbuds sitting in drawers across the country represent a growing problem that most people handle badly or not at all. Tossing these devices into household trash risks ...

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A partnership between Staples and information technology and electronics asset disposition provider ERI, headquartered in Fresno, California, is providing free battery recycling at the retailer’s ...

Several disposable batteries in a recycling bin. - CHUYKO SERGEY/Shutterstock No matter how advanced batteries become, they still run out of energy eventually, or otherwise lose their ability to store ...

As the world slowly transitions to cleaner energy, batteries are increasingly in the news. But batteries come with a perplexing twist: What to do with them once they've died? Do you find yourself with ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

Most major cities in the US have curbside recycling programs, making it easy to recycle some paper, glass, plastic, and metal. But what about items that you can’t just chuck out with the weekly trash, ...

Today, only roughly 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled around the world. This is a startling statistic when compared to the reality that it is projected that between 2022 and 2030, the global ...