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.
. Deliverables for the month of April 2026
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 two competitors in the past 18 months, announced a slate of executive changes this week aimed at scaling its electronics circularity platform through a new three-year growth plan.
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 influence how downstream recovery fits into the IT asset disposition and recycling chain.
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 Benefits Calculator. Electronics recyclers and ITAD providers can now quantify recovered cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements at the order level.
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 phones, these devices are about to hit the disposition intake streams in waves. Available data suggests that the timeline is tight.
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 export controls on tungsten scrap, arguing that tighter oversight could help preserve domestic supply for manufacturers and defense users.
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