Recycling used electronics Thirty years of data show why the volume of e-waste in the U.S. is decreasing. New products are lighter and more compact than past offerings. Smartphones and laptops have edged out desktop computers. Televisions with thin, flat screens have displaced bulkier cathode-ray tubes, and streaming services are doing the job that once required stand-alone MP3, DVD, and Blu-ray players. U.S. households now produce about 10% less electronic waste by weight than they did at their peak in 2015. … [Read more...] about We dissected nearly 100 devices to study e-waste. What we found is alarming
