Most people don't throw away old electronics --they relocate them. The laptop goes from the desk to the closet, the closet to a storage bin, the bin to the garage, where it joins a growing collection ...

Whether you repurpose it, rehome it, or recycle it, that dusty old computer in your closet may still be surprisingly valuable. Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural ...

Got an old laptop or printer gathering dust in a closet? You're not alone. A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of US adults are still hanging onto outdated electronics because they just don ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

When a computer reaches the end of its useful life, should it sit in its owner's basement, go into the garbage or be recycled? In trying to solve that problem, state lawmakers and environmentalists ...