Could gadget recycling get easier than this? In a similar vein as ATM-like change machines, where you bring your bucket-o-coins, dump them in and out pops a far more convenient currency, EcoATM wants to buy back your old cell phones with this cool kiosk. Insert cell phone, withdraw currency. EcoATM has...

Kenya is in the league of countries that are headed for an environmental implosion as the take up of electronic gadgets rises among its population without proper mechanisms to dispose of obsolete ones. Environmentalists warn that unregulated disposal of electronic waste – commonly known as e-waste...

Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation’s fastest-growing waste streams. Nineteen states have passed laws requiring the recycling of old electronics, which...

These days, it’s often cheaper and more convenient to buy a new PC than to upgrade an old one. But what happens to those old computers once they’ve been abandoned for newer models? The refuse from discarded electronics products, also known as e-waste, often ends up in landfills or incinerators...

Valiant Technology recently announced the winners of its “Design The 4th Bin” competition. Based on a New York City law which prohibits electronic waste disposal in everyday trash, the competition challenged designers around the globe to create  a public domain e-waste logo and collection bin. Respondents...