Iron Mountain’s first-quarter results look exceptional on the surface, and in many respects they are. But a closer reading of the numbers reveals a growth story that is partly dependent on conditions that have already begun to shift, making this a quarter that raises as many questions about durability as it answers about momentum.
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Apple leads on inputs, faces questions on ITAD
Apple’s latest environmental milestone, a claim that 30% of the material in all products it shipped in 2025 was recycled, landed on Earth Day and has been widely cited in ESG coverage. According to the company’s April 16 newsroom release, that figure represents the highest-ever share of recycled material in its devices and is framed as a key step toward Apple’s 2030 climate targets.
Data Security: Windows AI Recall is pushing data destruction upstream
Every Copilot+ PC that arrives at an ITAD dock this year is potentially carrying something that didn’t exist on a corporate laptop two years ago: a dense, time-stamped archive of nearly everything that ever crossed the user’s screen.
Secondary Market: Intel boosts margins by selling what it used to scrap
On April 27, Resource Recycling reported on Intel’s latest earnings call. But the company’s results also contained a...
Corporate News: Peters-Michaud named CEO, Houghton chair of Sage Sustainable Electronics
Sage Sustainable Electronics, the Closed Loop Partners–backed IT asset disposition (ITAD) company that has rolled up...
New Tech: Can modular metals recovery challenge the smelter model?
A UK-based startup is testing a different approach to extracting metals from electronic scrap, one that could...
Markets/Corporate: What Intel’s blockbuster quarter means for ITAD
Intel’s first-quarter 2026 earnings report landed with a force few on Wall Street anticipated. Revenue came in at...
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...
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...
Analyst Opinion: The independent ITAD at a crossroads
The US independent ITAD sector is in the middle of a shift that most participants are experiencing in fragments rather...
Markets: 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...
General: 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...
Markets: Wearables are coming and ITAD isn’t ready
Over 600 million wearables shipped last year, representing the equivalent of smartphone-scale volume. And unlike...
Critical Minerals: Tungsten scrap export controls draw industry attention
A coalition of industries and businesses that rely on tungsten is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to consider...
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...
Top 5 reasons for the rise of US e-scrap recycling
American e-scrap and ITAD operators are being pushed, incrementally and through shock events, to manage more material...
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...
Seized e-Waste in SE Asia: Return to Sender
Thailand's recent seizure of suspected illegal e waste at Laem Chabang Port is the latest in a wave of enforcement...