Published on: 2025-04-22 18:40:04
Old technology can be really hard to get rid of. Whether it's a decades-old laptop, desktop or printer sitting around your home, you could probably use the space it's taking up. And there are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these if you're doing any spring cleaning right now. Worldwide, people are throwing away about five times more gadgets than are being recycled, according to a UN report last year. But throwing away your old devices is actually illegal, and can draw large fines
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 07:31:58
In celebration of Earth Day right around the corner, and as we previously reported, Apple has today launched a special 10% discount offer on various products. All you have to do is bring your old tech to an Apple Store, give it to Apple for recycling, and you’ll earn the discount. Apple’s discount offer lasts 1 month as a way to encourage recycling old tech Starting today, April 16 and ending May 16, Apple Stores are providing a special incentive to bring your old tech in for recycling. For e
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 03:00:08
You probably have one or two (or three) old laptops, desktops or printers sitting around, taking up space in your home. While they mostly hide forgotten in your junk room, closet or office, spring cleaning should be on your mind. And there are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech so you can free up more space. Throwing away your old devices is illegal and can draw large fines in some states. And yet, people worldwide are throwing away about five times more gadg
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-15 15:00:05
You probably have at least one -- and probably more -- old laptop, desktop or printer sitting around, taking up precious space in your home. Whether it's your office, junk room or closet, spring cleaning and freeing up space should be on your mind, so here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech. Throwing away your old devices is actually illegal, and can draw large fines in some states. Recycling is a necessary habit to get into --
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 03:03:00
Why it matters: Vaping has been around for a long time, but its popularity didn't skyrocket until the early 2010s. Since then, it has significantly contributed to the world's e-waste problem, with thousands of disposable devices filling landfills and recycling centers. Not only are e-cigarettes damaging to the environment, but they are also a growing fire hazard. Fire Rover, a company that specializes in automated and semi-automated fire suppression systems, released its annual report noting th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 20:00:04
We're willing to bet that you've got at least one (and probably more) old laptop, desktop or printer taking up valuable space in your home. Whether it's in your office, junk room or closet, spring cleaning should be on your mind, and here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech. Some stores will even give you credit for offloading your old devices, as weirdly hard as it is to let go of them. Throwing away your old devices is actuall
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 07:01:05
You've probably got an old laptop, desktop or printer taking up space in your home office, junk room or closet. With spring cleaning on everyone's mind, here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of old tech. And some stores will even give you credit for offloading your old devices, as hard as it is to let go of them. Recycling computers and printers can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples. Throwing away y
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 15:00:07
I'm willing to bet you've got at least one old laptop, desktop or printer in your home that's taking up space in an office or a closet. While it can be hard to let go of them, there are plenty of easy and sustainable options for their disposal. Some stores will even give you store credit for offloading your old tech. Recycling such items can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples. Throwing away your old devices is illegal, and can draw large fin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 17:47:00
If you've got an old laptop, desktop or printer that's taking up space, there are plenty of easy and sustainable options for disposing of them. Some stores will even give you store credit for offloading your old tech. Recycling such items can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples, and throwing away your old devices is illegal and can draw large fines in some states, including in California. It's a necessary habit to get into, as well. According
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Every new gadget you buy comes at a cost to your wallet, but there’s a hefty environmental price to pay as well. Every phone and laptop out there is a non-compostable mass of metal and plastic, and every new generation of them means more rare earth metals pulled out of the ground. Then
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-03 04:00:00
A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding. Founded in 2019 in London, Epoch Biodesign now a 30+ strong multidisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and software engineers. It will be using the new funding to scale up production of their plastic-eating enzymes. This means transferring the biorecycling process from the labs where they’ve been de
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Starbucks customers across hundreds of locations in the United States started their weeks off with a surprise: Their beloved Frappuccinos and iced espresso drinks served in paper cups, not plastic. The Seattle-based coffee company announced this week that about 580 of its stores had begun replacing its cold drinks cups — typically made out of polypropylene, a type of rigid plastic — with paper versions lined with a thin layer of bioplastic for liquid resistance. A company spokesperson declined
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-11 20:00:00
I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class have a sustainable sheen. Both the polyester blanket and polyester flight kit proudly claim they are made of fabric spun from recycled plastic bottles. But doesn’t United Airlines know that recycled bottles are so yesterday’s green material? No, the new hot and hyped technology is recycling polyester into polyester. And I’m on my way to observe the most well-capitalized innovation
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