Neowin News Feed for: Ewaste

The anti-Microsoft toolkit maker for unsupported Windows 11 PCs has a new message

Sayan Sen — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:09:57 +0000

Back in June, a right-to-repair advocacy group that released an anti-Microsoft toolkit, has shared a new message for the company. Read more...

The hidden gold that lay inside your old discarded iPhones and Androids can now be extracted

Sayan Sen — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:46:02 +0000

Whether you know it or not, scientists have found a way to extract gold that remains inside discarded iPhones and Android phones. Read more...

As millions of Windows 10 PCs await eWaste dump, Seagate claims SSDs are way worse than HDDs

Sayan Sen — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:48:01 +0000

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 later this year, and that means millions of unsupported PCs will be dumped. Seagate has published a new report considering the e-waste aspect of that. Read more...

Amazon wants to know where its packaging goes after leaving customers

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:46:01 +0000

Amazon wants to keep track of where its packaging goes after leaving the customers. The company has teamed up with Glacier, which uses AI to detect different types of recyclable materials. Read more...

Unofficial app reminds not to give up on your non-Windows 11-ready PC, also suggests Linux

Sayan Sen — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 07:52:01 +0000

Windows 10 support will be ending in less than two years and there is widespread concern about the amount of e-waste as many PCs won't be upgradable. An unofficial app seeks to help in this regard. Read more...

240 million PCs could end up in landfills when Windows 10 support ends

Paul Hill — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:26:01 +0000

The end of free support on Windows 10 in October 2025 could see 240 million PCs sent to landfill because they can't get Windows 11. Read on for some ideas of what to do with unsupported PCs. Read more...

5.3 billion mobile phones will become e-waste in 2022: Study

Justin Luna — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:32:01 +0000

The WEEE Forum found that over 5 billion mobile phones today will end up as e-waste. According to them, users might keep their phones in drawers or toss them into bins instead of recycling them. Read more...

Battle e-waste with an ASUS Chromebook Flip refurb —now 77% off

Neowin Deals — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:00:01 +0000

Upgrade your productivity with this refurbished Chromebook with touchscreen feature and wireless options and battle e-waste while saving a bundle of money. Get it today via Neowin Deals. Read more...

Chrome OS comes to Windows and Mac with Chrome OS Flex, now generally available

Sayan Sen — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:00:02 +0000

Google's new Chrome OS Flex is out of early testing and is now generally available. Chrome OS Flex basically brings a lot of the benefits of Chrome OS to Windows and Mac, barring a few caveats. Read more...

Ever dreamt of a Ryzen vending machine arcade game? Japan's got you covered... almost

Sayan Sen — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:30:01 +0000

In Japan, there are AMD Ryzen vending machines which, on payment of ¥1000, give out older CPUs either AMD or Intel. These appear to be fun arcade games meant to recycle older processors and boxes. Read more...

Microsoft products must be repairable for a sustainable future, insists shareholder body

Sayan Sen — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:50:01 +0000

Microsoft must introduce the Right to Repair to reduce the enormous e-waste, says As You Sow. As You Sow is a body overlooking the environmental impacts of corporate practices and expansion. Read more...

Study claims 49.2 million tons of e-waste was produced globally in 2016

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:34:01 +0000

A newly released study shows that we aren't doing a good job of recycling, as globally we are producing 49.2 million tons of e-waste and only recycling about 20 percent through proper channels. Read more...