The 7,800-square-foot Edmonton facility started operations Feb. 1. | Suttirat Wiriyanon/Shutterstock
Canadian ITAD company Quantum Lifecycle Partners opened a sixth ITAD facility, which will provide lifecycle management to the Alberta area. Continue Reading
Published: February 15, 2024 Updated: by Colin Staub
MOLG’s robotic disassembly equipment adds automation to Sims Lifecycle Services’ data center decommissioning segment. | Photo courtesy MOLG
Looking to automate its demanufacturing process, Sims Lifecycle Services has installed robotic disassembly equipment at its data center decommissioning operations. Continue Reading
Published: February 8, 2024 Updated: by Dan Holtmeyer
The Federal Trade Commission received more than 1,000 comments supporting or opposing a recent petition calling for federal right-to-repair rules. | Yekatseryna Netuk/Shutterstock
Whether they were small repair business owners, industry associations or passionate individuals, hundreds of commenters on a recent right-to-repair petition to the Federal Trade Commission broadly agreed that consumers ought to have more options for fixing their devices and using them longer. Continue Reading
Google endorsed a right-to-repair bill in Oregon and also published a white paper on what it believed a strong policy includes. | Lebid Volodymyr/Shutterstock
Google is the latest OEM to get behind right-to-repair electronics legislation. The company announced Jan. 11 that it endorsed an Oregon bill it called a “compelling model.”Continue Reading
Walter Alcorn, vice president of environmental affairs and industry sustainability at the Consumer Technology Association, (center) speaks with Craig Boswell, co-founder and president of HOBI International (left) and Paul Walker, senior director at Samsung Electronics America, during the Role of Reuse as Tech Evolves session. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap News
Device repair and reuse is a hot topic, and OEM representatives recently talked about how manufacturers are supporting – and can better support – that aspect of the industry. Continue Reading
Published: November 29, 2023 Updated: by Jared Paben
A laser reballing machine at Retronix. | Courtesy of Retronix
The acquisition of Retronix will help global electronics manufacturer Jabil enable reuse of electronic components that may otherwise face the shredder. Continue Reading
Published: October 25, 2023 Updated: by Jared Paben
Apple previously opposed right-to-repair bills in various states, but has seemingly changed its tune in tandem with the passage of California’s law. | PK Studio/Shutterstock
Apple supports the concept of federal right-to-repair legislation, and it will voluntarily extend the requirements of California’s new repair law to the rest of the U.S., Apple’s repair boss said Tuesday. Continue Reading