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Environment
fromEarth911
17 hours ago

What Can You Do With Your Old Electrical Wires and Cables?

Global e-waste reached 62 million metric tons in 2022 with projections of 82 million by 2030; electrical wires and cables require responsible recycling to prevent environmental contamination and landfill harm.
OMG science
fromFast Company
3 days ago

HP is mining its own e-waste to build its latest laptops

HP partners with Mint Innovation to create a closed-loop recycling system, recovering pure copper from old HP devices using biosorption technology instead of traditional energy-intensive smelting.
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

You Can Get "Free" Groceries at Costco (Yes, Really!)

Going to the grocery store can be a wonderful time, but it can also be overwhelming and financially draining. This is also how I feel about technology; I sometimes love it, and sometimes I feel like it came into this world specifically to cause frustration. However, sometimes your grocery shopping experience and your electronic devices can work together in harmony. How are those two things related, you ask? Thanks to a program at Costco, you can easily turn your unwanted electronic devices into money
Gadgets
Environment
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Pre-owned electronics are making a comeback

California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act spurred recycling, reuse, and widespread design and manufacturing innovations that enabled growth of the pre-owned electronics market.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Warning issued over Christmas lights amid fire safety fears

Households should recycle or remove batteries from broken or unwanted Christmas lights to prevent lithium-ion battery fires in waste systems.
#rare-earth-elements
fromFast Company
9 months ago

How microwave tech can help reclaim critical materials from e-waste

Those tiny specks are critical materials. They're essential for building new technology, and they're in short supply in the U.S. They could be reused, but there's a problem: Current recycling methods make recovering critical minerals from e-waste too costly or hazardous.
Tech industry
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