
The newly opened facility has been audited for R2v3 and NAID AAA certifications. | Rattanapong/Shutterstock
Arizona-based DMD Systems Recovery opened a facility in Austin, Texas, expanding the reach of its reuse-first ITAD business. Continue Reading
The newly opened facility has been audited for R2v3 and NAID AAA certifications. | Rattanapong/Shutterstock
Arizona-based DMD Systems Recovery opened a facility in Austin, Texas, expanding the reach of its reuse-first ITAD business. Continue Reading
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
Bob Nicholson (left) and AJ Orben (middle) speak at the 2023 E-Scrap and E-Reuse Conference in New Orleans, with Jared Paben (right) moderating the session. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap News
Now is the time for interested parties to enter the solar panel recycling sector, but experts say there are plenty of challenges to navigate as well. Continue Reading
Oladosu Teyibo, CEO of device rental company YouWork.ai, hopes his company will provide digital access to those who could otherwise not afford it. | Konstantin Kolosov/Shutterstock
Oladosu Teyibo built a software development and recruiting company that operated in eight countries, five of them in Africa. From the outset, he experienced a “pain point” of not being able to hire people in Africa because they didn’t have the right computer equipment to work for him. Continue Reading
Panelists at the Mobile Repair Day event that took place this week during the E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference. | Big Wave Productions/E-Scrap News
More than 1,200 electronics sustainability professionals – representing repair shops, ITAD firms, recyclers, OEMs and others – are gathering this week at the E-Scrap & E-Reuse Conference. Continue Reading
The pilot project will test if a consumer mail-in program can help increase reuse and recycling rates. | Plus69/Shutterstock
Pyxera Global, FedEx and TERRA are collaborating to find out whether mail-in collections for consumers can work at scale to generate a meaningful quantity of used devices. Continue Reading
First America is now recycling solar panels as it expands into the alternative energy sector. | Courtesy of First America
Metals and electronics recycling company First America is leveraging a handful of partnerships to process material from electric vehicles and other streams. Continue Reading
An Amazon worker at a reverse logistics hub holds a piece of data center equipment | Amazon
Amazon’s large-scale data center decommissioning facility coming to Pennsylvania will be a “huge part” of the company’s sustainability drive, which focuses on reusing and remanufacturing as much as possible, a company representative said. Continue Reading
Blancco and eBay are joining forces to help provide buyers peace of mind when purchasing used or refurbished devices. | Anton Caballero/Shutterstock
Resellers marketing used electronics through the eBay Refurbished program can now leverage data erasure company Blancco’s software to aid in grading the devices. Continue Reading
Sam Nadol (second from right) accepts an honorable mention from the President’s Environmental Youth Award program. | Courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A teenager from New York state received an honorable mention in the President’s Environmental Youth Award program for his work to refurbish electronics. Continue Reading