72 sticks of server RAM were headed for the trash. They're now worth $20,000
Enterprise hardware lifecycles run on accounting rules, not market value – and that's how perfectly good hardware ends up as e-waste
South Korea moves to curb the meteoritic rise of DRAM and PC hardware prices
The South Korean government wants to help users get PC hardware even if they cannot afford newer systems
This lucky gamer's PC hardware dump discovery included $500 worth of DDR4 memory
Quick, to the local dump!
HP unveils PCFax, a CarFax-style tool to extend laptop life and reduce e-waste
PCFax will log laptop health data to support recycling and reuse
Breakthrough non-toxic method developed to extract gold from e-waste
The water-based extraction process could revolutionize mining and recycling industries
Forward-looking: A team of Australian researchers has unveiled a breakthrough method for extracting gold that could dramatically reduce the environmental and health hazards long associated with mining and electronic waste recycling. The innovation, developed at Flinders University, offers a safer and more sustainable alternative to the use of toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide, which have historically dominated the gold recovery industry.
The "End of 10" project wants to save aging PCs with Linux instead of Windows 11
As Windows 10 support ends, 240 million PCs face obsolescence
Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste
The recycling initiative recovers 90% of rare earths from data center hard drives
Waste fires are on the rise largely thanks to the lithium-ion batteries in vape pens
Apparently, vaping is a literal dumpster fire
E-waste or Linux? Charities face tough choices as Windows 10 support ends
In a nutshell: As Microsoft prepares to end free security updates for Windows 10 in October, a significant challenge looms for charities that refurbish and distribute older computers to those in need. With an estimated 240 million PCs unable to meet the stringent hardware requirements for Windows 11, these organizations face a difficult decision: provide potentially insecure Windows 10 systems, send them to e-waste recyclers, or explore alternative operating systems like Linux.
TSMC wafer found in a dumpster - is this the ultimate case of chip binning?
"So that's where the missing ROPs ended up"
Fighting e-waste with AI: The rise of intelligent recycling
By 2030, global generation of e-waste will reach 75+ million metric tons
British Royal Mint launches initiative to extract gold from electronic waste
The world's first e-waste processing facility that works at room temperature
Researchers create a new circuit board material that can be easily recycled
A hot potato: Printed circuit boards are ubiquitous; they are used in nearly all electronic devices and constitute a significant portion of the electronic waste accumulating in landfills. A new polymer-based material could render PCBs much more environmentally friendly and facilitate endless recycling.
E-waste growing at five times the rate of recycling, UN report finds
It's predicted that we'll generate 82 million tons of e-waste in 2030
Scientists use dairy waste to extract 22-carat gold from motherboards and other e-waste
The gold is worth 50 times more than the cost to reclaim it
Google proposes ChromeOS Flex as an alternative for soon-to-be e-wasted Windows 10 machines
Google claims the cloud-based ChromeOS fork is perfect for bringing oldish PC hardware back to life
Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills
Vigorous recycling, repurposing, and alternative operating systems will likely take care of most of that waste
Chromebooks will now receive 10 years of automatic security updates
Hopefully leading to taxpayer savings and less e-waste
Risk management means destroying all decommissioned hard drives
An estimated 90% of decommissioned hard drives are destroyed
Chromebook churn is becoming a big problem for schools, but who is to blame?
How long should a low-end Chromebook be expected to last?
Easily replaceable phone batteries could be coming back – in the EU
Would you like to see their return?
MycelioTronics: using fungal skin to grow biodegradable PCB board
Fungal mycelium protection could pave the way for truly biodegradable electronics
Tech companies destroy millions of reusable storage devices every year
Companies fear data leakage, but experts say wiping data is safe
What is Sustainable Computing? A shift in how we develop the hardware of the future
Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
