Podcast: Iron Mountain’s ITAD Acquisitions: A Strategic Move or Risky Business?

Anatomy of the electric vehicle battery sector and recycling: In-depth with Lauren Roman

By David Daoud: I admit I lack knowledge on the EV battery business. It is very distinct from the sectors I've traditionally tracked, in particular since EV batteries are not IT equipment. Yet, on the one hand, batteries in general are key components of many important...

Will tech and economic downturn affect the ITAD sector?

By David Daoud: Earlier this week, HP Inc. was one of the latest tech companies to announce layoffs involving up to 6,000 people of its current 51,000 staff. In the broad PC space, demand has really taken a hit in the third quarter this year in demand contraction...

Podcast: A booming device market spells good news for the disposition and recycling sectors and for the second-hand market

In this podcast, David Daoud, Principal Analyst at Compliance Standards LLC addresses the booming device market and concludes it is good news for electronic recyclers, ITAD services vendors and those involved in the secondary market.On iTunesOn SpotifyOn Anchor.FMOn...

ITAD & recycling in post-pandemic mode: a discussion with Resource Recycling’s Dan Leif

On the 20th of May 2021, David Daoud of Compliance Standards spoke with one of the most knowledgeable experts of recycling, both from the perspective of consumer recycling and enterprise IT asset disposition. Dan Leif of Resource Recycling shard his insights, thoughts...

The ITAD Market: Surviving the 2020 Covid-19 Deep Freeze

By David Daoud: 24 March 2020: Although the coronavirus pandemic has created a Kafkian environment for ITAD companies, the sector has been on that same path and lived similar stress levels before. This year though, the crisis is more pronounced and likely to be more...

Deep dive into the ITAD market, a discussion with Neil Peters-Michaud – CEO, Cascade Asset Management

End of August is a good time to assess where a market stands, as we approach the fall season. In this introductory episode, Compliance Standards analyst David Daoud probes Neil Peters-Michaud about the state of enterprise ITAD in an unscripted conversation. Neil is...

ITAD in the Broad ITAM Context

Free access with registration: This podcast is a discussion between David Daoud and Barbara Scott, VP of Research and Consulting at Compliance Standards. The discussion centers around ITAD within the context of ITAM. Send us your feedback at...

ITAD Sector Back to Square One: Presentation, Audio & Video

Free access with registration: This report is a transcript of a presentation made by Compliance Standards’ analyst David Daoud during the electronics recycling conference organized by Resource Recycling in Orlando, Florida, on September 19, 2017. The presentation was...

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