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Sims Lifecycle Services opened a 100,000-square-foot redeployment facility in Atlanta, as the company pushes further into the business of managing equipment from data centers. | Mikhail Starodubov
Electronics processor Sims Lifecycle Services is expanding both domestically and internationally, opening a new facility in Atlanta and adding several new shredding vehicles to its German fleet.
Republic Services is set to acquire US Ecology, which disposes of significant amounts of leaded CRT glass. | Michael T Hartman/Shutterstock
US Ecology, which recycles and disposes of electronics and their components, is slated for acquisition by the second-largest garbage and recycling hauler in North America.
Apkudo has tripled the number of customers on its platform over the past two years. | David Gyung/Shutterstock
Supply chain automation company Apkudo announced Feb. 8 that it received $14.4 million in financing to continue to develop its connected device platform.
News that Battery Resourcers will open a $43 million electric vehicle battery recycling facility in Georgia was of interest to readers last month. | Courtesy of Battery Resourcers
Updates on high-profile court cases drew our readers’ clicks last month.
The value of used servers skyrocketed 71% over the last three years, according to Cascade Asset Management’s report. | Mikhail Starodubov/Shutterstock
The value of refurbished laptops and servers in 2021 remained higher than pre-pandemic, according to a report from Cascade Asset Management, though laptop prices fell slightly from 2020 highs.
The author explains the business benefits ITAD providers can enjoy when they donate computers to people in need through nonprofit electronics refurbishers. | Plus69/Shutterstock