Environmental groups say that while multinational corporations like Apple are trying to improve conditions, thousands — or perhaps tens of thousands — of smaller companies are cutting corners and dumping hazardous chemicals in rural areas and even ne…

Researchers argue that solutions for safe disposal of electronic textiles, which carry harmful metals and rare earths, should be found now, when the field is young.

If you don’t have a green thumb, but love your electronics, the Electree could just be the perfect house plant. The Solar Bonsai Electree was created by French designer Vivien Muller and recently appeared on the Red Ferret tech blog. The bonsai-inspi…

If you don’t have a green thumb, but love your electronics, the Electree could just be the perfect house plant. The Solar Bonsai Electree was created by French designer Vivien Muller and recently appeared on the Red Ferret tech blog. The bonsai-inspi…

In Agbogbloshie, a slum outside the capital city of Accra, Ghana, tons of electronic waste lies smoldering in toxic piles. Children make their way through this dangerous environment, desperate to strip even a few ounces of copper, aluminum, brass, and …

Placing tracking devices on netbooks, discarded cellphones, batteries, printer cartridges and so on, researchers tracked the paths of e-waste across the nation as well as to developing countries.

Placing tracking devices on netbooks, discarded cellphones, batteries, printer cartridges and so on, researchers tracked the paths of e-waste across the nation as well as to developing countries.

Mail-backs and visits to individual retailers to dispose of electronics can be limpractical for city dwellers.

The state law requires manufacturers to make it free and convenient to recycle computers, televisions and gadgets.

Mail-backs and visits to individual retailers to dispose of electronics can be limpractical for city dwellers.