e-waste

E-Waste Nightmare: Cell Phones Getting Greener But Not There Yet

Georgina Guiney Apple, dump, e-Stewards, e-waste, electronic, ewaste, Fairphone, Greenpeace, landfill, ocean, sea, waste

We generate 50 million tons of e-waste around the world annually, much of which ends up improperly disposed of in landfills where toxins can leach out…

EarthTalk

E-Waste Blizzard

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer consumer, e-waste, electronics, phone, recycling

We are drowning in a sea of e-waste as a result of all the electronics we buy and then discard. Choosing products wisely and recycling old ones properly are ways to be part of the solution…

Consumers can cash in on their old cell phones and other handheld electronics by recycling them.

Conscious Consumer

Cashing In On Recycled Handheld Electronics

Clint Tustison BuyMyTronics.com, cell, e-waste, ecoATM, electronics, Gazelle, mobile, recycling

There are more wireless devices in the United States than the number of people that live here. According to wireless telecoms organization CTIA, there were 335.65 million active wireless devices in the U.S. in 2013 and those numbers are only going to grow. While these devices provide us with a unprecedented level of access to […]