e-waste
Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
Three years ago, my Pixel 3 was the latest and greatest Google phone. Now, the company has stopped providing software updates, making it a security risk to use.
The Entire World’s Unused Smartphones Together Weigh Over 138 Blue Whales
Or 54 Boeing 747-8 aeroplanes at full capacity.
Apple’s T2 Security Chip Has Created a Nightmare for MacBook Refurbishers
Recyclers and refurbishers are beginning to scrap devices that cost $3,000 just two years ago.
Six Ways You Can Stop Sabotaging Your Recycling
Some mistakes are so bad you’re better off throwing everything in the garbage.
Why AirPods Are a Social and Environmental Disaster
We sat down with Caroline Haskins, author of 'AirPods Are a Tragedy,' to dig deep into the human cost of the ubiquitous buds.
ICE Raid on Samsung Repair Contractor Shows Big Tech’s Reliance on Exploitative Labor
The biggest ICE raid in a decade, at a CVE Technology Group facility in Texas, went after the people who repair our phones.
The World Economic Forum Tells Davos: Electronics Are 'the Fastest-Growing Waste Stream in the World’
"The material value of e-waste alone is worth $62.5 billion, three times more than the annual output of the world’s silver mines and more than the GDP of most countries."
Target Fined $7.4 Million for Illegally Throwing E-Waste in the Trash
Target threw hazardous e-waste, as well as sensitive medical material and waste, into the trash illegally for four years.
The Chemist Whose DIY Lasers Are Too Dangerous for YouTube
The YouTuber 'Styropyro' recycles tech to turn old parts into lightsabers and laser bazookas.
Toxic Chemicals From E-Waste Are Working Their Way Into Our Food Packaging
Black plastics are notoriously hard to recycle, which has led to the introduction of toxic chemicals into consumer products using recycled black plastics.
E-Waste Recycler Heading to Prison: 'I Live For' Recycling and Right to Repair
Eric Lundgren is facing a 15-month prison sentence for selling counterfeit Windows restore discs.