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 ...

Most people don't throw away old electronics --they relocate them. The laptop goes from the desk to the closet, the closet to ...

If you've got an old, unused computer sitting around, you're not alone. It's strangely difficult to get rid of old laptops, desktops and printers, even when it's been over a decade since you last ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — When someone gets a new gadget like a phone, computer, tablet, or TV device, what do you do with the old one? It’s easy just to toss it in the trash, but that’s a ...

In the corner of my basement sits a dusty Rubbermaid bin crammed with a decade’s worth of outdated and obsolete electronics, otherwise known as e-waste. It’s a tangle of cords, cables, clickers, ...

A white metal bin stood across the register at Carter Brothers Ace Hardware in Reno’s Midtown District, its white exterior standing out in a sea of black, red and yellow merchandise. Its distinct ...

To encourage the safe disposal of obsolete computers, monitors and other old electronic hardware in the U.S., the federal government needs to adopt laws to make it cheaper for individuals and ...

The lifecycle of our devices seems to get shorter and shorter. Every gadget we buy gets an upgrade within a year or two. Even if you hold on to your computer or smartphone as long as you can, it ...

Recycling or trading in your devices is a better way to reduce e-waste, but fewer than half of US adults do either.