Two ITAD companies recently released reports providing insights into serving institutional generators of obsolete electronics.
Minneapolis ITAD software provider and consulting company Makor Solutions published an e-book covering service level agreements with customers.
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Ingram Micro recently opened a facility in South America, providing a host of asset management and recycling services.
The Irvine, Calif.-headquartered company this month 
Researchers overseas say high-impact polystyrene from scrap electronics can be used as a replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete.
Scientists at the Vellore Institute of Technology in India found they could use HIPS granules instead of sand and still get suitable flow and strength properties.
The recycling rate for electronics and electrical appliances increased in the European Union in 2016, new figures show.
The European Commission's Eurostat service 
A handful of electronics processors have recently opened facilities or expanded existing plants. Here's a roundup of recent facility activity.
Metals company Boliden recovered copper and precious metals from 95,000 short tons of printed circuit boards in 2018, up 12 percent year over year, according to an annual report.
The European metals mining and refining company recovers metals from printed circuit boards (PCBs) at its Rönnskär sme
More than a quarter of consumers are so concerned that data on their old mobile phones might be compromised that they wouldn't trade in the devices, according to a survey.
Blancco Technology Group, which provides data erasure and diagnostic equipment and software, 
A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end of August, giving the global plastics recycling industry some time to adapt.
The Indian government on March 6