Back Market’s service aims to recirculate the estimated 100 million devices sitting in drawers across the country. | andras csontos/Shutterstock
Online refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market has started a U.S. program that allows consumers to sell their devices directly to refurbishers.
Pennsylvania-based CyberCrunch has expanded its physical footprint and processing capacity in recent months. | Neirfy/Shutterstock
E-scrap recycler and ITAD provider CyberCrunch is expanding and remains poised for growth, aligning the company with a market that’s “be bought or buy,” company leaders said.
Google’s online manufacturer guides will show how to find the right tools, get replacement parts and more. | CC Photo Labs/Shutterstock
Google is working to make Chromebooks easier for schools to repair with a new self-repair program guide.
Mission Ignite staff performing device refurbishment. | Courtesy of Mission Ignite
The Micron 2400 SSD is available in a size as small as 22 millimeters by 30 millimeters, 63% smaller than the current benchmark of 22 by 80 mm for small-form-factor internal SSDs. | Courtesy of Micron
Micron Technology has started offering a solid-state drive it says is significantly smaller and thinner than others, potentially leading to a decrease in the use of HDDs in future laptops.
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Gartner data shows the worldwide 2021 PC market had the highest shipment volume since 2013, at 339.8 million units. | monte_a/Shutterstock
Worldwide PC shipments declined in the final quarter of 2021, but overall the year saw nearly 10% growth.
The author makes the case that out of all of the devices essential to remote working, laptops pose the biggest e-waste challenge. | ThamKC / Shutterstock
Jim Lynch organizing discarded electronics at the TechSoup offices in San Francisco in 2016.
A view of the LoopSecure tracking service dashboard. | Courtesy of Greenlyfocus
A newly launched service will track used electronics leaving enterprises’ loading docks, helping companies recover equipment that’s lost or stolen before arrival at an ITAD facility.
Under Microsoft’s new program, authorized refurbishers can set or negotiate prices for licenses sold to third-party companies. | dennizn/Shutterstock
PCs for People is among the organizations that have started reselling software keys to companies that were left in the lurch when Microsoft eliminated its refurbisher program last month.