Apple’s iOS 18 update will expand its “Activation Lock” to include individual high-value parts, including batteries and displays. | Attila Fodemesi/Shutterstock
Apple’s latest operating system update will expand a feature unpopular with reuse and repair advocates to not just cover the phone as a whole but also individual parts. Continue Reading
Logitech reported using 30,800 tons of post-consumer recycled plastic in 2023. | Hernan E. Schmidt/Shutterstock
Logitech upped its use of recycled plastic last year, including e-plastics recovered from end-of-life electronics, according to its recently released impact report. Continue Reading
The average age of iPhones at trade-in in the second quarter of 2024 was 3.8 years, while the average age of Android devices was 3.5 years.| ErickPHOTOPRO/Shutterstock
Consumers continue to hold onto devices longer before trading them in, according to second-quarter data from a trade-in company. Continue Reading
Canadian rare earth recycler Cyclic Materials got a boost from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. | Joaquin Corbalan P/Shutterstock
Cyclic Materials received an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund to accelerate the company’s technology for recovering rare earth metals from hard drives. Continue Reading
Samsung has collected 13.9 billion pounds of e-scrap since 2009. | MilsiArt/Shutterstock
Samsung collected 1.3 billion pounds of end-of-life electronics last year, its largest ever single-year global collection figure. Continue Reading
Verizon is entering the ITAD business with a new program, Verizon Business Complete. | Elliott Cowand Jr/Shutterstock
OEM Verizon is rolling out a program for businesses to supply their employees with smartphones, to manage those devices during use and to collect and facilitate recycling of the smartphones every two years. Continue Reading
Apple’s latest iPhone recycling robot, Daisy, can handle 29 different iPhone models. | Courtesy of Apple
As more companies look to address e-scrap recovery, some are moving away from gentle dismantling and instead aiming for speed – and Apple is now one of them. Continue Reading
S3107 would ban parts pairing and currently has no device exemptions carved out. | Rabanser/Shutterstock
Lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering a broad electronics right-to-repair bill that would ban parts pairing and currently does not include any exemptions. Continue Reading
About two years ago, iFixit and Samsung announced they were partnering on a Repair Hub, but iFixit ended the partnership in May 2024. | sasirin pamai/Shutterstock
After two years of trying – and some public pushing – iFixit ended its partnership with Samsung, citing the OEM’s lack of commitment.
Colorado’s HB 1121 would broaden the scope of the state’s current right-to-repair law, which covers wheelchairs and farm equipment. | Damon Shaw/Shutterstock
Colorado would expand its current right-to-repair law to include consumer devices and business computing under a bill that’s been sent to the governor. Continue Reading