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Most consumers are guilty of the same habit — filling drawers or closets with devices such as old laptops, cellphones, ...

A new year means you are probably enjoying new gadgets like smartphones, laptops and tablets. You’re also likely wondering about the best way to get rid of your old ones. Well, Amazon has you covered ...

Why it matters: What do you do with your old phones, corrupted hard drives, and other electronic devices? My family has a junk drawer. I always promise to clean out and take the e-waste to a recycler, ...

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, ...

If you have old electronics sitting around your home, you may be able to recycle them for cash for the precious metals they contain. However, the quantities are small, so it usually makes sense if you ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Earth Day is April 22 and while many may take part in trash clean-up events, recycling electronics could have an even greater impact. Electronics often contain ...

That old computer monitor may seem benign enough when it becomes outdated and ready for replacement. But one monitor can contain as much as eight pounds of lead. And when they end up in a landfill, ...