E WASTE

GUIYU, CHINA - MARCH 26: A worker sorts through stripped computer boards March 26, 2008 in Guiyu, China. Since the late 1980's, e-waste from developed countries has been imported to China and broken down at Guiyu. The city comprises 21 villages with 5,500 family workshops handling e-waste. According to the local government Web site, city businesses process 1.5 million tons of e-waste a year, pulling in $75 million in revenue. As much as 80 percent of it comes from overseas. (Photo by Jim Xu/Getty Images)
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IMPACT
So You Recycled Your Old Laptop. Here's Where It Might've Gone.
By Dominique Mosbergen
As e-waste inundates the globe, companies are scrambling to keep it out of landfills.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 23: Gold medalist Adam Peaty, medal detail, speaks to journalists during the Team GB press conference at the Sofitel, Heathrow Airport on August 23, 2016 in London, England. The 2016 British Olympic Team arrived back to Heathrow on a British Airways flight today having finished second in the medal table at the Rio Olympics. They totalled 67 medals including 27 Gold and 23 Silver in Great Britain's strongest olympic performance in over a century. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
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IMPACT
Tokyo Might Make Medals For 2020 Olympics Out Of Old Cell Phones
By Eleanor Goldberg
This is pure gold.
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during the opening of 'Startup Fest', a five-day conference to showcase Dutch innovation, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. The Digital City Index for 2015 ranked Amsterdam Europe's second-best city, behind London, for tech startups. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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BUSINESS
Who's Responsible For What Happens To Your Broken iPhone? Some Say Apple.
By Andy Campbell and Alexander C. Kaufman
A new six-country survey finds many consumers want tech companies to be responsible for helping them recycle.
US President Barack Obama shows his Blackberry as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama forgot to take his Blackberry devise and returned to pick it up at The White House before his departure to Las Vegas, Nevada on November 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO/YURI GRIPAS (Photo credit should read YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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TECH
Obama Still Has Time To Curb A Toxic Waste Crisis Caused By Gadgets
By Damon Beres
A new petition is demanding change.
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TECH
Some Computers Take A Horrible Journey After They're 'Recycled'
By Damon Beres
This isn't good.
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TECH
Inside Hong Kong's Toxic Gadget Junkyards
By Damon Beres
Your old TV could end up here one day, posing a threat to people and the environment.
Shattered glass of a beloved smartphone.
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TECH
Apple Is Fighting A Secret War To Keep You From Repairing Your Phone
By Damon Beres and Andy Campbell
The company has repeatedly opposed legislation that would help, experts say.
Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple iPad Air 2 during an event at Apple headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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TECH
The Terrible Truth About How Your Gadgets Die
By Damon Beres
Our obsession with pretty devices has made them VERY hard to recycle.
ENVIRONMENT
3 Ways to Fix E-Waste Regulations
By Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability, Contributor
ARCS
Last month municipal leaders from across New York told lawmakers during a special hearing that the state's 2010 electronic waste recycling law is flawed.
Isidore Recycling founder Kabira Stokes discusses how she is employing ex-cons.
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
This Woman Is Giving Ex-Cons And E-Waste A Second Chance
By Kira Brekke
"We're giving second chances to things and to people."
VIDEOS
This Woman Is Giving Second Chances to Ex-Cons and E-Waste
Isidore Recycling, founded by Kabira Stokes, recycles E-waste and gives second chances to people who have come out of the prison system.
BUSINESS
Cleaning up the E-Waste Recycling Industry
By Pro Journo, Contributor
A global journalism incubator
The starting point for the trail of dirty recycling is Europe. According to the European Union, an estimated quarter of a million tons of electronic waste gets shipped out to developing nations every year.
ENVIRONMENT
Can Wood Chips Help Reduce E-Waste?
By XPRIZE Foundation, Contributor
To Build a Bridge to Abundance for All
A computer chip that can decompose sounds like something straight out of a "Mission Impossible" movie, but that's exactly the idea behind a new kind of chip designed for use in electronic devices like cell phones and tablets.
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STYLE
Kenyan Artist Makes Unique Eyewear Out Of Recycled Electronics
By Jamie Feldman
An old computer doesn't necessarily inspire most people to get crafty.  Cyrus Kabiru, a visual artist, is not like most people
IMPACT
How Entrepreneurial Students Plan to Resurrect Your Old Smartphone
By Darren Beck, Contributor
Sprint Corporate Social Responsiblity
As one of the SEC's judges, Beth Comstock, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for General Electric, said of the contest, "Students and entrepreneurs working to reduce 'waste' - any kind of waste - through innovation will be welcomed in the future. We live in a resource-constrained world. We need more innovative solutions that help us waste less."
TECH
The Sad Truth About What Happens To Your Old Gadgets
By Damon Beres
Your iPhone isn't biodegradable. Here's where it goes when you don't recycle it properly.
TECH
The Dark Side of the Digital Age: E-Waste
By Mary Kay, Contributor
Computer Programmer and Blogger
While the negative impact of e-waste is vast and growing, most people are probably unaware of its reach. The lack of proper recycling leads to harmful toxins like lead and mercury leaching into the environment.
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