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Q1 earnings confirm a wave of decommissioning work ahead for ITAD

The current earnings season shows continued momentum in the tech sector with positive implications on the ITAD sector. The pattern that emerged in prior quarters continued through April, with four major technology companies reporting results that reinforce the case for rising ITAD volumes.

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General: Bloom ESG and e-Stewards roll out critical metals metric

Apr 15, 2026

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.

ITAD M&A Outlook: Lessons from the MSP Consolidation Wave and Three Scenarios for the ITAD Market

Mar 30, 2026

This report is an investor-grade analysis of how the IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) market is likely to consolidate over the next five to seven years, using the Managed Service Provider (MSP) consolidation cycle as a model and cautionary tale. It first reconstructs how MSPs went from a fragmented, owner‑operator landscape in 2018 to a market dominated by a handful of scaled platforms, and then maps those lessons onto today’s ITAD sector, which now shows similar fragmentation, secular growth, and rising private equity interest.

For prospective ITAD investors, strategics, and boards, the report explains ITAD’s core demand drivers, segments the competitive landscape into four tiers, and highlights ITAD’s dual role as both a compliance service and a critical materials feedstock source. It then details recent M&A activity from 2023–2026 and current valuation dynamics, before laying out three structured consolidation scenarios; a disciplined PE rollup, a fragmented stall, and a strategic acquirer takeover; with implications for entry timing, platform selection, value creation levers, and risk signals to monitor

ERI enters Japan through joint venture with Itochu

Mar 24, 2026

US-based electronics recycler and IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider ERI has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Itochu Corporation to launch operations in Japan, the companies announced March 24.