Assurant reports fast expansion of reverse logistics
The company reported a 12% rise in Q4 profit as device trade-in and reverse logistics work expanded.
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ecoATM recycled 7.5M phones in 2025 as payouts hit $1.5B
Used-cellphone recycling kiosk network ecoATM collected around 7.5 million consumer devices in 2025, pushing its lifetime collected volumes past 50...
Stronger holiday demand lifts refurbished electronics sector
Refurbished tech is moving mainstream as mid-generation phones, laptops and appliances drive demand, reshaping resale margins and signaling what future...
Assurant acquires OptoFidelity to speed repair and reuse work
Assurant has expanded its automation toolkit with the acquisition of OptoFidelity’s mobile device testing portfolio, a move the company said...
Australia opens world’s first battery-in-device shredding plant
A new Battery-in-Device Shredding (BIDS) facility in Melbourne will start operations shortly, according to its backers, who say the site...
Assurant sees 60% rise in Q2 trade-in values
Assurant’s latest quarterly snapshot of the secondary smartphone market shows a record haul for consumers and a steady rise in...
Texas passes right-to-repair for consumer electronics
Texas legislators became the first in a "red state" to send a right-to-repair consumer electronics bill to the governor's desk,...
Feds won’t collect USAID devices, creating security risk
The U.S. government decided not to have recently fired workers return federally issued electronics, instead noting they will be "remotely...
Solar EPR delay signed, right to repair poised to pass in WA
A right-to-repair electronics bill and a bill that would again delay the state's extended producer responsibility program for solar panels...
Back Market, iFixit partner to advocate for repair access
Two big names in the electronics repair and refurbishment space are partnering up to influence consumer and manufacturer behavior and...
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