E-Scrap News
Sumitomo bets on AI, data centers with GreenTek deal
Global conglomerate Sumitomo has acquired GreenTek, pointing to the AI boom, data centers and the volume of retiring IT equipment.
Funding round helps DEScycle growth effort
The British metal recovery company is preparing its first demonstration facility to begin processing later this year.
iPhone changes could flip script on secondhand market
Price increases combined with a likely foldable iPhone could result in changes across the used device marketplace.
AI can boost strength of secondhand device market
Players in the preowned mobile device industry say continual self-evaluation will help them adapt to a changing marketplace.
Building trust, infrastructure key to survival in secondhand device market
Price, trust and supply issues will create the chasm that separates the next wave of players in the second-hand mobile...
Telamon acquires ITAD consultancy Retire-IT
Telamon will be retaining Retire-IT founder Kyle Marks, who built that business over 21 years.
Canada EV battery reuse pilot to start
Mapleview Energy is testing the use of older EV batteries to store solar energy gathered on a farm in Fergus,...
What Google’s latest report means for ITAD
The centerpiece is Google's Reverse Supply Chain program, which the company says harvested more than 7.5 million components from decommissioned...
Digital product passports offer gateway into secondary market
Industry leaders say buyers and sellers of used mobile devices would benefit from standardized rules for how to treat second-hand...
Blue Whale Materials announces new CEO, capital backing
Blue Whale Materials just landed a new CEO and a strengthened balance sheet as it races to scale battery recycling...
Amazon’s AWS hardware reuse is measured
The numbers are significant, but retail electronics are still missing from the ledger.
ITAD firm wins spot for NASA purchasing
New Jersey's AnythingIT is among the small businesses awarded a place in the agency's 10-year enterprise procurement vehicle.
ERI confirms ITAD shift toward minerals
Electronic Recyclers International's new Impact Report offers a window into how one of North America's largest ITAD and electronics recycling...
Westward expansion continues for S3 Recycling
The company is tripling its California ITAD footprint after its latest acquisition.