During the 10 years Arrow operated in the ITAD sector, e-commerce increased and became a competitor to the company’s business model. | dokurose/Shutterstock
Evolving ITAD economics contributed to Arrow Electronics’ decision to jettison that segment of its business, according to company leaders.
Outside of its ITAD division, Arrow is a massive supplier of electronic components and posted 2018 sales of $30 billion. | Suphaksorn Thongwongboot/Shutterstock
The shutdown of a major ITAD business has generated unprecedented response from fellow asset disposition companies, which are looking to pick up customers left without a service provider.
The company’s process uses microorganisms to scavenge precious metals from circuit boards. | raigvi/Shutterstock
An e-scrap firm using microbes to recover metals from electronic scrap has launched a processing facility to demonstrate its technology.
An Illinois landfill disposition program for funnel glass is being phased out after five years.
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(Left to Right) Jim Sheehan, Chief Remarketing & Sustainability, Wisetek and Stuart Fleming, CEO, Enviroserve
ITAD firm Wisetek has partnered with a Dubai-based e-scrap company, the latest example of companies from different countries joining together to serve a wider market.
Mobile device-focused processor Tech Defenders acquired an ITAD firm, a move that expands the company’s service capabilities and gives it a larger geographic footprint.
Strategic Business Group (SBG) Distribution could be thought of as a first line of defense against waste. The company’s technicians test and repair mobile devices and their components, delaying a date with the shredder for a substantial number of assets.
Liquid Technology’s new facility in the Chicago area.
Processing firm Liquid Technology today announced the opening of its second site: a 19,400-square-foot facility outside Chicago.
Technology distributor Ingram Micro has established itself in asset disposition in recent years. Now, it is rolling out a program to grow by leveraging its subcontractor companies.
A handful of electronics recycling stakeholders weighed in on a federal proposal to ban certain e-scrap exports and require stringent tracking for others. Their comments were published this week.