Less premium smartphone inventory is reaching recyclers

Assurant’s latest mobile trade-in data shows that the best smartphones are being pulled into reuse and refurbishment channels sooner as the scrap stream is getting thinner and rougher, and value is moving upstream fast. For phone makers and their telco partners, the...

Bloom ESG and e-Stewards roll out critical metals metric

Bloom ESG and e-Stewards have added a critical metals conservation metric to their jointly developed Environmental Benefits Calculator. Electronics recyclers and ITAD providers can now quantify recovered cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements at the order level. The...

Wearables are coming and ITAD isn’t ready

Over 600 million wearables shipped last year, representing the equivalent of smartphone-scale volume. And unlike phones, these devices are about to hit the disposition intake streams in waves. Available data suggests that the timeline is tight. Smartwatches and...