The North American battery recycling sector built capacity for a wave of feedstock that has not arrived yet. The bankruptcies, grant cancellations, and layoffs accumulating across the industry this year and last suggest the gap between investor expectations and market reality is proving costly. Ascend Elements is the most recent example of such disconnect in the sector. The company filed...

Businesses that rely on tungsten are urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to consider export controls on tungsten scrap.

The acquisition completes a deliberate chain from enterprise device collection through disposition to raw material recovery, positioning PE capital to own the margin at every transition point.

Assurant’s latest trade-in data shows resale value is being captured earlier in the device lifecycle.

The new joint venture marks the American company’s first overseas expansion.

Global shifts are driving a rise in processing material domestically, though challenges remain.

Thailand has recently seized suspected illegal e-waste, adding to a wave of enforcement in the region that may remake the export trade.

The newly released MacBook Neo from Apple marks improvements in recycled content and repairability, though some challenges remain.

As the war in Iran scrambles Middle East trade routes, Dubai’s carefully built role as a command center for global ITAD and e-scrap has flipped into a chokepoint, forcing operators worldwide to rethink logistics, value recovery and compliance in real time.

Current war in Iran is resulting in a noticeable change in cost pressures and risk considerations in electronics and IT disposition and end-of-life recycling space.