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.
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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.
ERI enters Japan through joint venture with Itochu
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.
More than half of US enterprises don’t track their laptops, as 22% of the retired assets are missing
Compliance has been a key requirement driving enterprise IT asset disposition (ITAD), and is indeed a...
Tough Times for the ITAD/Electronics Recycling Sector
The IT Asset Disposition space, and extending into electronics recycling are witnessing an unprecedented...
As weak commodity market puts a damper on electronic recycling, some see value in M&As, position themselves for the long run
The ITAD and electronic recycling sectors had a strong showing a growth momentum during much the first decade of 2000,...
Reciclar Una Oportunidad de Negocio en América Latina
Más del 90% de los componentes de un móvil son reutilizables. El 58% es plástico; el 17%, vidrio, y el 25%, metales...
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...
En español: Reciclaje de Productos Electrónicos y Minería Urbana
Cuando hablamos de minería viene a nuestra mente la extracción de las riquezas del subsuelo. Pensamos en excavaciones...
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...
Desechos Electrónicos En América Latina
Introducción: Una de las formas más sencillas de ayudar al bienestar del planeta es mediante el reciclaje. Sin...
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...
Special Report. ITAD Vendors: Do you know where your prospects are?
For IT asset disposition (ITAD) service providers, finding customers is not easy. This is obviously less of an issue...
SIMS’ SRS, Standards and the Voice of the Consumer
By David Daoud | ddaoud@compliance-standards.com: There has been a great deal of chatter these days over the logic...