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Data centers and AI combine to create ITAD ‘growth engine’

Published: March 6, 2025
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Sims Lifecycle Services, the ITAD arm of global metals giant Sims Limited, reported a 21% revenue increase in the first half of its 2025 fiscal year, while Iron Mountain reported a revenue increase of 119% over 2023. | Maximumm / Shutterstock

IT asset disposition giant Sims Lifecycle Services is handling “extraordinary” volumes of repurposed assets through its data center decommissioning business, and the company anticipates that is only going to increase, particularly in the U.S.

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3R Technology working to start up first US e-plastics site

Published: March 6, 2025
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3R’s U.S. facility plans to offer a domestic processing option for portions of the e-scrap stream that are increasingly difficult to export. | Photo courtesy Basel Action Network

3R Technology California is getting ready to open up shop at its first U.S. location in the Southern California city of Riverbank. The company processes e-plastics into clean, separated flake to help keep e-plastics in the U.S.  Continue Reading

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Authors correct error in black plastic additive report

Published: February 27, 2025
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A highly publicized study on the presence of flame retardants in black plastic household products contained a calculator error, the authors announced. | Jared Paben/Resource Recycling

Last year, a study suggested that household products containing plastic possibly recovered from electronics had high levels of flame retardants – but the authors issued a correction to the work after finding a miscalculation. Continue Reading

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US circuit board processor files for bankruptcy

Published: February 20, 2025
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The California-based company developed printed circuit board processing technology and owned ITAD firm Stream Recycling Solutions. | Raigvi/Shutterstock

Camston Wrather, a California-headquartered company that developed printed circuit board processing technology and owned ITAD firm Stream Recycling Solutions, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy this month, indicating the company will liquidate its assets to pay creditors. Continue Reading

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Automating flat panel display disassembly

Published: February 20, 2025
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RoboLoop is a venture from Matt Travers, a senior systems scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, Ned Eldridge, CEO and founder of eLoop, and Scott Thayer, CEO and founder of Automap. | Courtesy of RoboLoop

A startup company is applying expertise from eLoop, Carnegie Mellon University and a past Apple partnership to speed up disassembly of flat-panel displays.  Continue Reading

Why Cascade and Sage are joining forces

Published: February 20, 2025
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Cascade Asset Management facility in Orlando, Fla.

Cascade Asset Management, which operates facilities in Wisconsin and Florida, says the combination with Sage provides logistical advantages for winning clients. | Courtesy of Cascade Asset Management

Longtime ITAD processor Cascade Asset Management has been acquired by Sage Sustainable Electronics, bringing it into the Closed Loop Partners portfolio of companies. Company leaders said a shared vision and long experience in the industry make the move complementary to each firm. Continue Reading

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Processor Kuusakoski announces it will exit US

Published: February 13, 2025
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Kuusakoski made waves in the CRT processing world over its decade and a half in the U.S. | Photosync/Shutterstock

Kuusakoski US will close its two Illinois electronics and CRT glass processing facilities and exit the U.S. altogether, refocusing on its European operations after what the company described as severe, prolonged financial challenges in the U.S. Continue Reading

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Cascade, Sage plan to merge

Published: February 13, 2025
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Wisconsin-based Cascade Asset Management and Ohio-based Sage Sustainable Electronics are planning to merge, an ITAD sector milestone. | Damrong Rattanapong

Cascade Asset Management and Sage Sustainable Electronics are planning to merge, with company leaders saying more details will be released in the future.  Continue Reading

Plastics processor debuts PS, ABS resins from e-plastics

Published: February 6, 2025
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Plastic Recycling, Inc. has invested a total of $17 million of dollars into extrusion lines and labs to create recycled ABS and PS compounds from e-plastics. | Courtesy of Plastic Recycling Inc.

Midwest-based Plastic Recycling, Inc. is looking to provide compounds for OEMs and automotive manufacturers that fit a wide range of specifications and just happen to be made from e-scrap.  Continue Reading

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