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Almost 4 in 10 Americans have a ‘junk drawer’ full of their old electronics. It’s because of a very specific anxiety

  • Eric Williams, Payam Saeedi, Stacey Watson, The Conversation--Fortune
  • published date: 2026-06-21 15:02:02 UTC

It's not laziness — NSF-funded research on 4,000 consumers finds that something kicks in precisely at the moment of disposal.

Think about the last smartphone, tablet or smartwatch you stopped using. Odds are it is not in a recycling bin or a new owners hands; it is sitting in a drawer.From our survey of 4,000 American consu… [+3790 chars]