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Ever notice how disposable vapes come with a ludicrous amount of electronics? Someone just put them to good use.

Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website

By Frank Landymore

The Car Thing will no longer be supported by Spotify, turning this perfectly capable piece of hardware into more needless e-waste.

Spotify Says the Hardware Player It Sold You Two Years Ago Will Stop Working and the Only Thing You Can Do Is Throw It in the Trash

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have devised a novel way to extract gold from electronic waste, a sustainable method that is based on a food industry byproduct.

Science & Energy

New Technique to Extract Gold From Old Electronics Could Make a Fortune, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in Austria are making biodegradable computer chip substrates out of the mushroom skin. The results are promising.

Science & Energy

Scientists Build Circuit Boards Based on Mushrooms

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Europe Is Illegally Shipping Its Used Electronics to Nigeria

Science & Energy

Europe Is Illegally Shipping Its Used Electronics to Nigeria

By Victor Tangermann

Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines

Science & Energy

Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines

By Kristin Houser

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Science & Energy

Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014

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Science & Energy

A BMW Built From 90% Recycled Parts Broke a World Record

By Patrick Caughill