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Data sanitization helps reduce premature device destruction

Published: October 16, 2025
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Regulations, AI and sustainability targets are shaping enterprise data disposition, but almost half of electronics are being destroyed when other options exist. | Merry Reveler / Shutterstock

Editor’s note: Learn more at the “Cybersecurity in ITAD: Insights from Law Enforcement, Insurance and Industry” panel during the 2025 E-Scrap Conference Oct. 27-29 in Grapevine, Texas.

Key Takeaways

  • Compliance, sustainability targets driving data security demands
  • Nearly half of end-of-life devices are unnecessarily destroyed
  • Data explosion and device upgrades are accelerating device turnover

Emerging compliance and sustainability requirements as well as the exponential growth of data generated by artificial intelligence are driving home the role of responsible data destruction, according to an executive from data-erasure firm Blancco.

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Assurant acquires OptoFidelity to speed repair and reuse work

Published: October 16, 2025
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Assurant bought OptoFidelity’s mobile device test automation portfolio to boost throughput, speed refurbishment and support reuse programs across its Device Care Centers. | Courtesy OptoFidelity

Assurant has expanded its automation toolkit with the acquisition of OptoFidelity’s mobile device testing portfolio, a move the company said will accelerate diagnostics and raise refurbishment capacity across its global Device Care Centers.

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Closed Loop enables eastern US electronics recovery corridor

Published: August 28, 2025
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In its most recent impact report, the private equity firm explored its progress in recovery and recycling of discarded electronics. | Itummy/Shutterstock

Private equity firm Closed Loop Partners recently released its 2024 impact report, which included a summary of its work in electronics recovery.
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Companies set to boost US rare earth magnet recycling

Published: July 31, 2025
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Electronics processor ILS will supply magnets sourced from end-of-life hard drives to HyProMag for rare earth recovery. | SolidMaks/Shutterstock

A new partnership between rare earth processor HyProMag USA and electronics recovery firm Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions aims to secure and sustain domestic access to rare earth magnets used in everything from electric vehicles to smartphones to missile systems. Continue Reading

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Makor ERP to incorporate ESG reporting into platform

Published: July 17, 2025
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Bloom’s impact reporting tool has been endorsed by major certification standard e-Stewards. | Mameraman/Shutterstock

A major enterprise resource planning software platform will provide clients with access to Bloom ESG’s environmental impact reporting calculator, and another major ITAD firm has adopted Bloom’s calculator and agreed to provide data that will bolster Bloom’s reporting capabilities. Continue Reading

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Construction stops at Georgia solar panel recycling plant

Published: June 18, 2025
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Solarcycle cited a potential funding shortage for the pause at its plant that will combine solar panel recycling and manufacturing. | AAlves/Shutterstock

Solar panel recycler and manufacturer Solarcycle has put its new facility in Cedartown, Georgia, on hold as it awaits the results of the federal budget bill. Continue Reading

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Corporate E-Waste Solutions expands into AZ, KS

Published: June 12, 2025
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Corporate E-Waste Solutions announced the heads of its newest ITAD facilities and are looking to keep growing. | Damrong Rattanapong/Shutterstock

IT asset disposition firm Corporate E-Waste Solutions recently named the directors of operations for ITAD facilities in Arizona and Kansas, the latest in the company’s rapid growth since its founding in 2016. Continue Reading

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Texas passes right-to-repair for consumer electronics

Published: June 12, 2025
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The bill applies to devices purchased after Sept. 1, 2026, that are worth more than $50. | Apitoca/Shutterstock

Texas legislators became the first in a “red state” to send a right-to-repair consumer electronics bill to the governor’s desk, and the bill differs in several ways from other recent laws. Continue Reading

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Report evaluates causes of unnecessary device disposal

Published: June 5, 2025
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Stolen devices are one of the most common causes of data loss, a problem that can create unnecessary e-scrap. | Georgejmclittle/Shutterstock

Stolen devices are a bigger cause of data loss than ransomware and stolen credentials, the response to which could lead to the destruction of reusable devices, according to a report from Blancco Technology Group. Continue Reading

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Right-to-repair initiative in military gains momentum

Published: May 22, 2025
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An April 30 Defense memo echoes recent congressional efforts to allow the military to repair its own equipment, which helps reduce costs. | Bumble Dee/Shutterstock

As part of a broader initiative to increase efficiency, the U.S. secretary of defense has called for the Army to include the right to repair products in its procurement contracts, adding support to previous congressional efforts.  Continue Reading

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