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iFixit launches 2-week circuit board training course

Published: May 15, 2025
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Circuit board close up.

The intensive 12-day course will train professionals in microsoldering and board repair, to help extend device life and ease tariff-inflated electronics costs. | nikkytok/Shutterstock

Although the emphasis on device repairability has risen in recent years, many devices are discarded because of a circuit board failure when they are quite fixable, said Kyle Wiens, CEO of repair firm iFixit.

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AT&T, RGX and Compudopt partner on device collection

Published: May 8, 2025
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The communications powerhouse and nonprofit ITAD are expanding a pilot program for collecting and distributing used devices, using a technology platform from Recycle Global Exchange to connect with local service providers. | Tada Images/Shutterstock

Communications giant AT&T, technology platform Recycle Global Exchange and nonprofit Compudopt are partnering to expand a program for collecting used electronics into more than 100 AT&T stores in the southeastern U.S. Continue Reading

Iron Mountain, Echo see strong ITAD growth

Published: May 8, 2025
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Iron Mountain reported $1.6 billion in revenue for the first quarter, an increase of 7.8% compared to the same period last year, and Echo saw sales growth jump by 8.8% on the year. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock

Recent earnings reports from Iron Mountain and ITAD company Echo’s parent company showed overall growth and pointed to headwinds in data center decommissioning and personal devices.  Continue Reading

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Feds won’t collect USAID devices, creating security risk

Published: May 1, 2025
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Former employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development were told they would not be required to physically turn in their work devices. | -People Image Studio/Shutterstock

The U.S. government decided not to have recently fired workers return federally issued electronics, instead noting they will be “remotely sanitized,” despite the potentially sensitive information the laptops, tablets and phones may contain. Continue Reading

E-plastics recycling company expands product line

Published: May 1, 2025
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The Mamba Board line features composite boards made from recycled e-plastics. | Courtesy of RePolyTex

E-plastics processor Synergy Electronics Recycling and its subsidiary, RePolyTex, have expanded their product line of composite boards made with recycled e-plastics and recently earned recognition from the Carolina Recycling Association.  Continue Reading

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Maryland county expands curbside e-scrap collection

Published: April 24, 2025
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A county collection program servicing 223,000 single-family households is rolling out on-demand curbside electronics and battery collection accepting virtually all types of e-scrap. | Photo courtesy Montgomery County Department of Environment Protection

By creatively utilizing existing collection infrastructure, a county government in Maryland is rolling out curbside electronics and battery collection for all electronics at no additional cost. Continue Reading

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US rare earth recycling scales up amid trade tensions

Published: April 24, 2025
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Scrap hard drives for recycling.

Hard drives provide one source of rare earth elements in the end-of-life electronics stream. | Kazu326/Shutterstock

As rare earth elements draw mainstream headlines for their entanglement in the U.S.-China trade war, recent announcements from an ITAD operator, an OEM and a magnet processor indicate the domestic end-of-life device stream is increasingly providing feedstock for rare earth end users. Continue Reading

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Solar EPR delay signed, right to repair poised to pass in WA

Published: April 24, 2025
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has 20 days to sign the bills into law after they are delivered to his desk. | Zack Frank/Shutterstock

A right-to-repair electronics bill is sitting on the Washington governor’s desk, while a bill that would again delay the state’s extended producer responsibility program for solar panels is now law. Continue Reading