refurbishment/reuse

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund is calling on Google to extend the software expiration date of its Chromebooks. 

[caption id="attachment_21648" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Todd Zegers captains his boat with his son, Zadrian, off the coast of Southern California in November 2020. | Courtesy of Todd Zegers[/caption] ITAD industry veteran Todd Zegers recently left Ingram Micro to start his own consulting business.

[caption id="attachment_21633" align="aligncenter" width="900"] CNE Direct located its newest facility in Ohio to make it easier to ship out refurbished devices. | Courtesy of CNE Direct[/caption] ITAD companies often seek to site facilities near their clients to reduce costs and environmental impacts of collecting used electronics.

Mobile device reseller ecoATM Gazelle secured a $50 million investment to expand its enterprise partnerships and platforms. 

Europeans may soon have a more consistent right to repair electronics after the European Commission proposed a template for rules promoting the repair of goods. 

Apkudo, which helps companies manage connected devices, announced it received $37.5 million in Series C funding.

Public testimony on a proposed consumer electronics right-to-repair bill in Oregon spilled over into two different days, with 19 speaking in favor and eight speaking against. 

Sims Lifecycle Services resold considerably more IT devices in the latter half of 2022, but softer demand resulted in lower selling prices and inflation took its toll on profits.  

Expectations for higher IT spending, a persistent gap in mobile asset tracking and continuing lack of awareness about certifications were among the surprising takeaways in Cascade Asset Management's latest survey of customers.

A Northeast company, IC Recovery, is commercializing its process to gently and quickly remove computer chips from circuit boards so the chips can be reused or resold.