Refurbished tech is moving mainstream as mid-generation phones, laptops and appliances drive demand, reshaping resale margins and signaling what future e-scrap streams will contain.

As inkjet printers become a thing of the past, the e-scrap sector is gearing up to manage the final wave of these legacy electronics.

Lenovo has launched a new Certified Refurbishment Services program across 14 EMEA countries, giving corporate customers an OEM-branded route to extend the life of aging PCs and other Lenovo hardware instead of pushing everything straight into refresh and recycling.  The service adds a structured refurbishment layer to Lenovo’s existing Asset Recovery Services (ARS), promising graded refurbishment, NIST 800‑88 data sanitization,...

Electronic Recyclers International has agreed to supply ReElement Technologies with end-of-life magnet materials for rare earth oxide refining, the companies announced.

The European Union’s sustainability agenda remains the most far-reaching globally, but as of late 2025 it has entered a phase of recalibration and political compromise. 

A recent investigation by the Basel Action Network has renewed questions about environmental accountability throughout the electronics lifecycle.

A wave of new entrepreneurship is helping rejuvenate electronics end-of-life management, as highlighted at a workshop during the 2025 E-Scrap Conference in Grapevine, Texas. 

This fall’s third-quarter results from tech and lifecycle companies are confirmation that the industry may be experiencing a turning point. 

Earnings season is in full swing and the latest results from Microsoft, Apple and Amazon show that the global technology hardware cycle remains extremely active heading into late 2025. 

These past few weekends, I found myself scrolling through Amazon’s refurbished‑laptop listings—a habit I use to gauge what’s moving through the secondary market.