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Country-specific reciprocal tariffs have been pushed out until July, but a universal base rate tariff rolled out last week, which covers all countries, and earlier metals tariffs remain in effect. Meanwhile, an all-out trade war between the U.S. and China is intensifying.

Two big names in the electronics repair and refurbishment space are partnering up to influence consumer and manufacturer behavior and create a world where circularity is the default.

[caption id="attachment_25535" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The company previously announced it was postponing its new Europe battery recycling plant and pausing construction on its Canada battery materials plant. | Owlie Productions/Shutterstock[/caption] Belgian battery specialist company Umicore added on-again, off-again t

A company providing parts to refurbishers that increase used device value and marketability has opened a U.S. location in partnership with a domestic IT asset disposition firm, representing what company leaders say is a push to localize all aspects of the refurbishment process.

Longtime e-scrap and IT asset disposition firm CEAR has received an investment from a Texas-based capital firm, priming the ITAD operation for future growth.

Facing continuing losses year over year, lithium-ion battery processor Li-Cycle voiced concern in recent SEC filings about its ability to "achieve or sustain profitability" and repay its debts, as it has for several years. 

After many weeks of shifting narratives and uncertainty, participants in recycled polymer  markets are working to navigate a constantly shifting tariff environment, in which buyers and sellers as well as customs officials struggle to align federal mandates with on-the-ground implementation.

[caption id="attachment_8692" align="aligncenter" width="900"] priscilla list/Shutterstock[/caption] Tariff policy developments, a processor's e-Stewards suspension, coverage of the RLA 2025 show and market growth from data centers and AI drew top reader interest last month. The list below shows our top stories published in

This year has been a busy one for policy concerning e-scrap and electronics, with several dozen bills filed in states across the country. 

A Tennessee-based ITAD firm has acquired the assets of a nearby nonprofit that recently shut its doors following a five-year run.