How rising fuel and memory prices are impacting ITAD’s margins
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.
David Daoud is a contributor to Resource Recycling and E-Scrap News, covering IT asset disposition, electronics recycling, and circular IT governance. He is the founder of and current Principal Analyst at Compliance Standards LLC, where he conducts independent research and advisory work on ITAD markets, sustainability and ESG compliance, data security, and lifecycle risk management. Daoud has analyzed enterprise IT trends since the late 1990s and was among the first analysts to examine ITAD as a distinct market segment during his time at IDC. He advises operators, OEMs, and investment teams on regulatory, technology, and market developments affecting the electronics lifecycle.
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.
Component cost pressure is now powerful enough to overpower a strong Windows 11 and AI PC refresh cycle.
AI infrastructure demand is consuming the world's flash memory supply. The secondary market and ITAD industry will feel the consequences.
The company's 2025 performance offers a compelling case study in how established recovery models can provide a buffer during periods of technological transition.
The collaboration centers on capturing critical materials from shredded hard drives for Tusaar’s domestic processing stream.
A 70% surge, a new Ireland facility, and a DDR4 supply squeeze signal a changing competitive order in ITAD.
The electronics recycling industry is entering a new phase of technological acceleration. Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced chemistry, and digital tracking are transforming facilities from manual operations into more automated, data-driven systems capable of recovering critical materials with greater precision and transparency. A useful analogy comes from NVIDIA’s “AI factory” concept, which treats data centers as continuous production systems....
Meta's $6 billion optical fiber agreement with Corning signals a coming wave of AI data center equipment retirements.
Malaysia’s growing role as a hub for global e‑scrap is colliding with corruption probes, large container seizures and regional backlash. The pressure is putting Southeast Asia’s informal import trade under its harshest spotlight since China’s 2018 “National Sword” policy, which effectively shut the door on most foreign waste and recyclables and forced exporters to find new destinations. A string of...
As resale dynamics evolve, Blancco has released a new reimaging tool that aims to improve laptop rebuild quality for ITAD providers.
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