For nearly three decades, the global electronics recycling system operated on an implicit assumption that used electronics were commodities first and waste second. That operating environment has materially changed. As of the first quarter of 2026, a convergence of...
This report examines the consolidation of the Managed Service Provider market between 2018 and 2025, draws direct parallels and contrasts with the emerging IT Asset Disposition sector, and presents three forward-looking scenarios for how ITAD consolidation may unfold...
American e-scrap and ITAD operators are being pushed, incrementally and through shock events, to manage more material domestically rather than rely on long, export-dependent flows. A combination of factors is making possible the creation of an urban mining industry,...
Thailand’s recent seizure of suspected illegal e waste at Laem Chabang Port is the latest in a wave of enforcement actions across Southeast Asia that is reshaping how the region handles foreign electronic scrap, and raising the prospect that exporters face a...
Apple just shipped its most recyclable and most repairable laptop to date, and priced it at $599. For an industry that has spent years processing glue-heavy, adhesive-bonded MacBooks with soldered everything, that combination is worth paying attention to. The MacBook...
