I had a conversation with a coworker this week about an interesting situation with her elderly father's old computer. His computer ran Windows 7, and while it no longer works, when it did work her ...

Most consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with devices such as old laptops, phones and other electronics once those things are no longer needed.

Once that old laptop or printer stops working, you need to get rid of it. However, that can be easier said than done. Throwing it in the trash will only lead to more items that could be recycled ...

Currently, if you recycle an old hard disk drive, it's shredded into tiny bits that electronics manufacturers can reuse for new parts. But existing recycling processes have struggled to extract the ...