Learn how past-their-prime tools can be recycled, donated, stripped for parts, and otherwise kept out of landfills.

Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle ...

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There comes a time when every GPS watch or activity tracker must be replaced. Maybe you’re currently in the market for a new one because it doesn’t hold a charge long enough or has finally broken down ...

Christmas is over, but the remnants – stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments – remain. Though it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, ...

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Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. But what really happens ...

Used charging cables and power adapters are piled up at a shop in Nhat Tao market, a recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan. 28, 2024. Experts say that if we knew how to recycle things ...