One of the easiest ways to recycle your old electronics? Your favorite big box retailer, like Best Buy or Staples. “Most people don't realize Best Buy takes old electronics from anyone; you don't even ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — People toss millions of old phones in the trash or recycling bin after they find out it’s not worth anything but you can reuse them. If you have a Roku or FireTV ...

I’ve had my current cellphone for less than two years, but I’m already getting weekly texts from my carrier with offers to upgrade it. Some people love to have the latest and greatest features, while ...

ReCellular Inc., is accelerating the reuse and recycling of used personal electronics with the addition of 30,000 more drop off recycling locations in the United States and expanding into Latin ...

In the days of AT&T’s century-long monopoly, people sometimes kept the same phone for a lifetime. These days, users upgrade constantly and relegate old phones to desk drawers — or the trash bin. They ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - Mark Bowles said the idea behind ecoATM was born at a coffee shop. At a Starbucks in Del Mar, California, located north of San Diego, Bowles would routinely meet ...

Miramar, Fla.-based cell phone recycler GRC Wireless Recycling has announced that it recycled more than 530,000 cell phones during the first quarter of 2008. GRC Wireless recycles cell phones for ...

Virgin Media O2 is paying customers for their old mobile devices, its recycling scheme accepting 85,000 in the UK last year ...

My sister asked me if I knew a way to remove personal data from her old cell phones for e-cycling/recycling purposes. I said she should be fine if she pulls the SIM card and does a factory reset. She ...

When the latest upgrades come in, old and unused electronics like cell phones and laptops end up out of sight and out of mind. Whether they’re kept in a drawer or thrown away in regular trash bins, ...