Apple just shipped its most recyclable and most repairable laptop to date, and priced it at $599. In the context of sustainability, the MacBook Neo is Apple’s most significant hardware design departure in years, built with a higher proportion of recycled materials and a more serviceable internal architecture than any MacBook that came before it.
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HP Inc. earnings point to memory inflation challenge
HP Inc. has just reported its first fiscal quarter of 2026, showing an 11% year-over-year jump in Personal Systems revenue to 10.3 billion dollars and a 12% growth in PC units shipped . But the real story is that memory inflation is now reshaping the economics of hardware, with HP warning that surging DRAM and NAND costs, along with U.S. trade regulations, are pressuring margins and weighing on its full-year outlook.
Umicore highlights strength in recycling, catalysis
Belgian materials technology group Umicore reported higher revenue and profit for 2025, calling it “a pivotal year for Umicore.” The company said the launch of its CORE strategy reinforced leadership in its foundation businesses while it took steps to restore value in battery materials.
SIMS Warning is another Sign of a Pending ITAD Sector Reconfiguration
When a company’s business unit operates in a non-core industry, it is not so difficult to assume that the business...
Will Arrow Electronics Focus on Cleaning Up its ITAD Acquisitions?
It’s been a while since the late October release of Arrow’s results for its fiscal third quarter. Arrow Electronics...
HPQ’s Poor Performance and Impact on ITAD/Recycling
Echoing the sustained drop in demand for PCs, printers and classic mass IT equipment, HP’s PC/printing unit (NYSE:HPQ)...
Special Report: Data Security Practices is Front and Center in Enterprise ITAD
Compliance has been a key driving factor of enterprise ITAD. Although the environmental compliance has taken a less...
ITAD & Electronic Recycling: Brand New PCs, the Commodity Market and China: Weak outlook but the opportunity may be staring at you
A series of data points were released recently confirming the sustained difficult environment facing many major tech...
The Return of the Veterans: Can they Bring Fresh Momentum to a Sluggish Market?
The ITAD and electronics recycling sectors are facing a state of freeze. Many of the techniques that were used over a...
Coping with high-velocity product life-cycle, and getting the secondary market busy
Here’s an interesting quote from CNN: “T-Mobile is offering new and existing customers an iPhone 6S (16 GB) for $5 a...
Data Security: Blancco buys Tabernus, what does that mean and the challenges ahead
Corporate Strategy / M&A / Competitive Landscape | By David Daoud | Blancco has long been one of the top...
IT Product Evolution and ITAD Sector Outlook
Since 2010, with the advent of the first generation iPad, there has been a permanent discussion over the end of the...
Research Report: 2015 ITAD’s Competitive Landscape & 2016 Outlook
ITAD’s Competitive Landscape in Large US Enterprise and High-Value Verticals & 2016 Outlook PRESS RELEASE: US...
Trans-Atlantic M&A Activity : Arrow buys UK Firm, Finland’s Kuusakoski buys US Processor
M&A activity in the ITAD sector continues, with US and European firms looking to grab assets in North American and...
Sage Sustainable Electronics (SageSE): Risky Move or a Distruptive Startup?
Ongoing developments in the ITAD/eWaste sector suggest that established players in the industry are going through a...
Compliance Standards LLC Awards Data Security Firm Blancco Five-Star Excellence Rating for Vision, Execution, and Sustainability
Miami, Florida, April 15, 2014 – Compliance Standards LLC announces that data erasure expert Blancco was awarded a...
Despite no Contribution from Acquired ITAD Companies, Component and IT Distributors Plan on Spending More on ITAD
Download PDF version | The fourth quarter and the year 2013 ended with good financial results for many companies...
Moving Up the Value Chain, Regenersis Acquires Blancco
Download PDF version here | UK-based electronics services and repair company Regenersis announced that it has acquired...