ERI will supply end-of-life magnet materials to feed ReElement’s Indiana operations. | Courtesy ERI
Electronic Recyclers International has agreed to supply ReElement Technologies with end-of-life magnet materials for rare earth oxide refining, the companies announced. Continue Reading
Insurance experts at the E-Scrap Conference warned that weak contracts, loose custody and basic cyber gaps leave data exposed long after devices leave service. | Photo by Big Wave Productions
Data risk does not end when a device is unplugged or loaded onto a truck, and the confusing middle ground between office closet and shredder line carries cyber exposures, warned insurance and IT asset disposition experts at the 2025 E-Scrap Conference. Continue Reading
A surge of young electronics-recycling firms is reshaping ITAD, bringing AI, robotics and data tools that push the sector beyond logistics toward more strategic, compliance-driven work. | Damrong Rattanapong / Shutterstock
A wave of new entrepreneurship is helping rejuvenate electronics end-of-life management, as highlighted at a workshop during the 2025 E-Scrap Conference in Grapevine, Texas. Continue Reading
The implication for ITAD and recycling firms is that the pipeline ahead looks solid, but it’s shifting away from throwaway machines and toward more prime gear. | Chayanuphol / Shutterstock
This fall’s third-quarter results from tech and lifecycle companies are confirmation that the industry may be experiencing a turning point. Continue Reading
The New Hampshire-based company continues to include asset lifecycle management among its key drivers for reaching record revenue levels. | Bandersnatch / Shutterstock
Data management heavyweight Iron Mountain cited growth in its asset lifecycle management (ALM) and other services for its record revenue in the third quarter. Continue Reading
Critical Materials Recycling and Paladin EnviroTech have launched REcapture, a joint venture focused on recovering rare earths from electronics and industrial waste. | Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock
Critical Materials Recycling and Paladin EnviroTech have announced the creation of a joint venture called REcapture, aimed at capturing and recycling rare earth elements from consumer, automotive and industrial electronics. Continue Reading
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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Universal Recycling Technologies closed its Dover site consolidating CRT work in Wisconsin and focusing on growth in the Midwest, West. | Somchai Som / Shutterstock
Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) has closed its Dover, New Hampshire facility and is consolidating work into its other plants, a decision company leaders described as a strategic refocus rather than a retreat from the region. Continue Reading
More than 4,000 companies from around the globe who do business in California face fast-approaching reporting deadlines that signal a profound operational shift. | Alexander Lukatskiy / Shutterstock
California regulators have released a preliminary list of more than 4,000 companies, revealing for the first time who will need to comply with sweeping new climate disclosure laws, starting in just three months’ time.
Tailwind’s move is among a series of private capital firms eyeing ITAD assets as hardware decommissioning volumes expands, regulation tightens and the stakes for data security and responsible recycling rise. | MD Photography / Shutterstock
Tailwind Capital is the latest private equity player to bet on the booming IT asset disposition industry, taking a majority stake in DMD Systems Recovery this month. The deal marks Tailwind’s first big move into the ITAD sector. Continue Reading