Old laptops are typically not accepted in curbside recycling programs, but they can be processed through special e-waste recycling programs. And because laptops may contain valuable materials, ...

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 ...

EHSO provides free electronics recycling in many states, as does CalRecycle in California. 1-800-Got-Junk? is a pay service that picks up and recycles or disposes of electronic devices. Recycler's ...

Some computers are ready for a new lease on life. Computer companies come out with new machines every year: faster, better, more powerful, more efficient, and sometimes even cheaper. But what do you ...

Whether you have an old phone languishing in a desk drawer or a broken laptop gathering dust in the back of a closet, there will never be a better time to dispose of it. There’s a good chance your ...

As laptops and notebook computers become outdated as operating systems and software advance, the hardware needed to support their myriad features becomes more demanding. As such, there is a growing ...

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, ...

There’s one obvious downside to our increasing reliance on technology: electronic waste. E-waste refers to discarded rather than recycled electronic equipment accumulating in landfills each year – a ...