We recommend backing up your data and then erasing your computer's storage before donating, selling, or recycling your machine. Best Buy has a pretty extensive and well-known trade-in program that ...

DEAR READERS: We use batteries in many products, but how often are they recycled? Check with the your local garbage agency, company or recycling center to find out where to dispose of old batteries.

Most major cities in the US have curbside recycling programs, making it easy to recycle some paper, glass, plastic, and metal. But what about items that you can’t just chuck out with the weekly trash, ...

SEATTLE — Seattle residents can no longer throw batteries, and some other electronic products, in the garbage, per a new city banthat went into effect on Jan. 1. According to the city, many electronic ...

Cobalt and nickel are vital components for batteries, superalloys and catalysts, used in technologies ranging from ...

Recycling old laptop and cell phone batteries will get a bit easier this Earth Day. Redwood Materials and Volkswagen Group will start rolling out collection bins for old batteries starting on April 22 ...

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 ...