Neowin News Feed for: Waste

This amazing bio-material could solve one of our biggest problems

Sayan Sen — Sun, 10 May 2026 14:06:01 +0000

This groundbreaking bio-based material has the potential to tackle one of humanity's most urgent challenges worldwide. 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...

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...

UK MPs criticise lacklustre tech sustainability efforts

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:20:01 +0000

A new report published by UK MPs has suggested how the government could tackle the issue of electronic waste. It criticised online retailers like Amazon for not offering to collect e-waste. Read more...

Samsung boosts eco-credentials with better packaging for TVs

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:16:02 +0000

Samsung has announced new packaging for its Lifestyle TVs that can be reused for other purposes. The firm will include a manual which contains QR codes with instructions on items you can build. Read more...

E-waste in East and Southeast Asia increases by 63 percent in five years

Gabriel Nunes — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:48:01 +0000

A study released by the United Nations University has found e-waste in East and Southeast Asia has increased fast from 2010 to 2015. The finding follows a worldwide trend of increased consumption. Read more...

Data centers: the most wasteful thing since the Hummer?

Tyler Holman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:12:13 +0000

Data centers could be mankind's most wasteful invention since the Hummer. By running at full power 24/7, they're wasting more energy than you'll use in a lifetime, and that's just for idling. Read more...

Three reasons why CES is a waste of time

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:47:26 +0000

For those of you who have made it to CES at least once in your life, you probably know all about the amount walking and waiting in line and shoving that goes in to any... Read more...

NASA studies recycling astronaut waste water

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:25:56 +0000

NASA scientists are testing water treatment technology that would allow astronauts to convert both sweat and urine into drinkable water. Employees at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have begun a six-week trial... Read more...