Electronic equipment has become an integral part of everything we do and own: TVs in our homes, cell phones and MP3 players in our ears, and computers on our desks. Americans own nearly 3 billion electronic products. But what happens to your used electronics when you buy new ones? In this podcast, EPA host Verena Radulovic is joined by Jerry Powell, editor of eScrap News; Jason Linnell, executive director of the National Center for Electronics Recycling; and Matt Hale, director of the US EPA...

Your decisions about which computer to purchase and what to do with your old one can significantly impact the environment. In this podcast, EPA host Verena Radulovic is joined by Denise Durrett, communications specialist with Energy Star; Lauren Aaronson, associate editor of Popular Science; Renee St. Denis, director of HP's America's Product Takeback; and Bryant Hilton, corporate responsibility communications manager at Dell. Listen as they discuss energy efficiency in new computers, and...

With more advanced cell phones being introduced all the time, chances are you have at least one that you no longer use. Where will yours end up? In this podcast, EPA host Verena Radulovic is joined by Craig Boswell, director of HOBI International, an electronics recycler in Dallas, TX, and Seth Heine, executive director of Collective Good, a nonprofit organization that facilitates cell phone donations, to discuss the benefits of recycling your cell phone, why more people aren't doing it, and...