Every holiday season, our houses fill with upgraded gadgets and the promise that we’ll deal with the old stuff later.

It’s hard to imagine navigating modern life without a mobile phone in hand. Computers, tablets, and smartphones have transformed how we communicate, work, learn, share news, and entertain ourselves.

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What inspired you to bring the issue of e-waste to the forefront with the short film, Silicon Mountain? In 2013, my company engaged with a struggling client that opened our eyes to a hidden mountain ...

Think about what's in your trash bin. Do you see your old smartphone in it, the one that was new until this year? About eight out of every 10 electronic devices in the world end up in a landfill or ...