Baltimore County, Md., is working with Securis to expand its e-scrap recycling program. 

Low used electronics pricing in China, margin compression and inflation conspired to cut Sims Lifecycle Services' profits in half during the 2023 fiscal year, executives said. 

After years of pushing back against bills that would grant consumers the right to repair electronics, Apple announced it supports an amended version of one such bill currently in play in California. 

One of Amazon's subsidiaries is planning a 550,000-square-foot e-scrap recycling facility in Pennsylvania, slated to come on-line in spring of 2024.

The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: AJS Mobile of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Elegant Rich International Trading of New Territories, Hong Kong, China; Garantia Informática of Sao Paulo; Le Wireless of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; TestWorld of Rocklin, Calif.; and

Assurant released its “Mobile Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends” report, sharing that the average trade-in value of smartphones reached $135 during the second quarter of 2023, the fifth consecutive quarter of rising prices.  Call2Recycle and Ascend Elements

The federal government has announced plans to further prioritize American-made sustainable products and services in its purchasing, including recycled content.

Samsung is adding more device repair options in the U.S. through an expanded partnership with uBreakiFix.

Low prices for electronic components continue to dampen Iron Mountain's data center decommissioning business. Meanwhile, a group of ITAD and e-scrap companies boosted their profit margins even amid a slowdown in business. 

Likely hesitant due to difficult markets in the first quarter, ITAD industry players were fairly conservative in their capital expenditures early this year. But company leaders foresee bigger spending ahead, according to a new survey.