The US independent IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) sector is approaching a structural inflection unlike anything in its thirty-year history. What was for two decades a quietly growing services category dominated by founder-led regional operators has, in the past eighteen months, become a target for sophisticated institutional capital, a strategic priority for global conglomerates, and — most consequentially — a function that enterprise buyers are finally beginning to treat as a governance discipline rather than a disposal cost.
Markets: The whitebox blind spot in PC recycling
There’s a growing segment of the PC market that doesn’t show up in shipment data and in market share reports, and reaches none of the channels ITAD and recycling professionals are built to serve. After tracking this industry for decades, I’ve watched it go from a...
Markets: PC shipments grew in Q1, but questions remain
Two closely watched PC market reports released in April painted what looked like an encouraging picture for the device market, and by extension, the downstream ITAD and recycling channels that process those devices at end of life. Both Gartner and IDC reported year-over-year shipment growth in the first quarter of 2026.
The Seven Functions Involved in Enterprise Asset Disposition
A confluence of events has created an interesting environment in the recycling and IT asset disposition sector over...