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How mergers and acquisitions are rewiring the ITAD industry

Published: October 16, 2025
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Over the past two years, the face of sustainability and IT asset disposition finance has evolved dramatically. | Koy Hipster / Shutterstock 

On Tuesday, October 28, the Plenary Session of E-Scrap Conference will address “How Mergers and Acquisitions are Reshaping the ITAD Sector.”  The discussion will be timely and important because the ITAD and electronics recycling sectors are being propelled by a fast-expanding universe of active capital. Continue Reading

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Data sanitization helps reduce premature device destruction

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Regulations, AI and sustainability targets are shaping enterprise data disposition, but almost half of electronics are being destroyed when other options exist. | Merry Reveler / Shutterstock

Editor’s note: Learn more at the “Cybersecurity in ITAD: Insights from Law Enforcement, Insurance and Industry” panel during the 2025 E-Scrap Conference Oct. 27-29 in Grapevine, Texas.

Key Takeaways

  • Compliance, sustainability targets driving data security demands
  • Nearly half of end-of-life devices are unnecessarily destroyed
  • Data explosion and device upgrades are accelerating device turnover

Emerging compliance and sustainability requirements as well as the exponential growth of data generated by artificial intelligence are driving home the role of responsible data destruction, according to an executive from data-erasure firm Blancco.

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Assurant acquires OptoFidelity to speed repair and reuse work

Published: October 16, 2025
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Assurant bought OptoFidelity’s mobile device test automation portfolio to boost throughput, speed refurbishment and support reuse programs across its Device Care Centers. | Courtesy OptoFidelity

Assurant has expanded its automation toolkit with the acquisition of OptoFidelity’s mobile device testing portfolio, a move the company said will accelerate diagnostics and raise refurbishment capacity across its global Device Care Centers.

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Metallium looks to long-term contract with Glencore

Published: October 8, 2025
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A memorandum of understanding between the two companies sets up the potential for long-term e-scrap supply and recovered metals offtake. | Photo courtesy Glencore Canada

The US subsidiary of Australia’s Metallium signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with metals and mining giant Glencore to explore a long-term agreement for e-scrap feedstock supply and recovered metals offtake.
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US EPA begins largest lithium-ion battery cleanup effort

Published: October 8, 2025
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Cleanup efforts have been initiated in Moss Landing, California, where a thermal runaway incident destroyed a Vistra facility in January. | Photo courtesy of EPA

As lithium-ion battery fires increasingly threaten recycling facilities and landfills nationwide, the US EPA is preparing to undertake its largest lithium-battery remediation efforts to date.

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E-Scrap EPR round-up part 3: Illinois and Oregon

Published: October 8, 2025
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Oregon and Illinois factor in coordination and collaboration, leveraging PROs to manage e-scrap. | Karen Poghosyan1 / Shutterstock

Editor’s note: With 25 states and the District of Columbia covering 66% of the US population under e-scrap laws, jurisdictions continue to address collection and funding challenges as programs and technology evolve.

This EPR Update series in E-Scrap News examines the latest policy updates from four states navigating these regulatory shifts. Read part one here and part two here

Battery recycling legislation is moving through several states, as evidenced at eSummit in Minneapolis in September. Continue Reading

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Analysis: DOE takes equity stake in Lithium Americas deal

Published: October 8, 2025
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Lithium Americas Corp. is the developer of Nevada’s Thacker Pass project. | Photo courtesy Lithium Americas Corp.

The US Department of Energy is redefining its approach to industrial investment through a revised agreement with Lithium Americas Corporation, the Canada- and Nevada-based developer of the Thacker Pass lithium project. 

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