As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in March, Best Buy and others halted e-scrap collection. | LukeandKarla.Travel/Shutterstock
Certainly, the past year has been one like no other. And in the electronics recycling and ITAD industry, the global pandemic was just one of many developments shaping business conditions. Legal tussles, issues around low-value materials, and commodity market volatility were all e-scrap industry realities in 2020 as well.
News that Hyla Mobile had been acquired by Assurant captured attention last month. | Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock
Business acquisition, metals markets, reuse and CRT lawsuit articles were among those that drew ample clicks last month.
News about a U.S. Treasury Department fine against Morgan Stanley captured readers’ attention last month. | Ken Wolter/Shutterstock
Stories about Apple’s lawsuit against a processor and the federal government’s fine against Morgan Stanley were among the articles that drew readers’ clicks last month.