WASHINGTON – Two U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would give tax breaks to individuals and businesses that safely dispose of computers and other worn-out electronic devices. The ...

Ready to give your old computer the heave-ho? Before you do, remember that computers often hold all kinds of personal and financial information that thieves could find valuable—passwords, account ...

Technology’s global impact is hardly limited to Internet communication and speedier business cycles. One uncelebrated truth about the information age is that hundreds of thousands of electronic items ...

In April, consulting firm Gartner Inc. reported that the 1 billionth PC had been sold – and the 2 billion mark may be reached as soon as 2008. But disposal of those PCs, when they reach the end of ...

Hoping to wake the country from its "e-waste nightmare," a U.S. congressman has introduced a bill intended to address the increasing volumes of obsolete computers. The Computer Hazardous-Waste ...

Representatives from recyclers, government agencies and businesses from Colorado and across the country convened in Denver last week to discuss electronics recycling. Representatives from recyclers, ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has reported that electronic goods, including computers and related materials, annually comprise approximately 2 million tons of waste in the United States. Even ...