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Refurbishers urge FCC to give phone locks a closer look

Published: August 1, 2024
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Mobile phone with several locks.

A group of e-scrap companies and organizations recommended the FCC create a system in which donated phones can be checked for theft, and then unlocked to enable reuse. | Wk1003mike/Shutterstock

In response to a Federal Communications Commission request for comment on its new phone carrier unlocking rule, e-scrap industry members urged the agency to address a different kind of software locks that prevent reuse. Continue Reading

Discover, PCs for People work within data security policy

Published: July 18, 2024
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Laptops for recycling or reuse

So far, Discover has sent about 300 decommissioned laptops to nonprofit PCs for People, because the organization is willing to take them without hard drives and operating systems. | ThamKC/Shutterstock

For years, Discover Financial Services didn’t donate its used laptops for reuse due to its data security policies. But a partnership with PCs for People has provided a workaround.  Continue Reading

Cascade Asset Management sees higher sales volumes

Published: June 27, 2024
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Devices stacked for recycling.

Cascade’s sales volumes increased while revenues fell due to lower resale pricing in the year. | Andras Csontos/Shutterstock

Retail sales of IT assets refurbished by Cascade Asset Management grew in volume in 2023 while revenue declined, according to the company’s annual report. Continue Reading

iFixit ends Samsung partnership over ‘commitment’

Published: May 31, 2024
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About two years ago, iFixit and Samsung announced they were partnering on a Repair Hub, but iFixit ended the partnership in May 2024. | sasirin pamai/Shutterstock

After two years of trying – and some public pushing – iFixit ended its partnership with Samsung, citing the OEM’s lack of commitment. 

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CTIA aligns device grading standard with SERI

Published: May 9, 2024
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CTIA’s voluntary wireless industry device grading standard was established in 2019 and is now aligned with SERI’s standard. | Valeri Luzina/Shutterstock

Repair shops that handle wireless devices will have a more straightforward time classifying devices after the wireless industry association aligned its grading standard with SERI’s standard.  Continue Reading

California disk drive firm reports recycling metrics

Published: April 25, 2024
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Seagate reused 1.19 million disk drives in 2023 and is starting to examine how much recycled material it uses. | Sundry Photography/Shutterstock

Disk drive manufacturer Seagate extended the life of 1.19 million drives in 2023 and is working to increase its use of recycled materials, the company recently reported.  Continue Reading

AER expands to Pacific Northwest

Published: March 21, 2024
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The 15,000-square-foot facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, will handle data center equipment and personal electronics from clients. | Courtesy of AER Worldwide

ITAD company AER Worldwide’s newest location in Hillsboro, Oregon, brings the company closer to existing clients and opens new doors in the “Silicon Forest.” Continue Reading

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Expert prediction: Right to repair will be popular in 2023

Published: January 4, 2023
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N.Y. governor Hochul at a podium, speaking at an event.

Many of the exclusions in New York’s bill, which include motor vehicles, power tools, farm equipment and medical devices, were added after the bill hit Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. | lev radin/Shutterstock

New York was the first state to turn a digital right-to-repair bill into law and industry experts say it will certainly not be the last, though they hope future bills will be stronger. 

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Oregon sends broad right-to-repair bill to governor

Published: March 7, 2024
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SB 1596 excludes motor vehicles, off-road vehicles, farming equipment, medical devices, HVAC systems, solar panels or solar energy storage systems, video game consoles, electrical energy storage systems or electric toothbrushes. | bobpool/Shutterstock

A bill to ensure that consumers have the right to repair most electronics and appliances is on its way to the desk of Oregon’s governor.

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