industry groups

ITAD advising firm Compliance Standards launched an advertising and marketing initiative to showcase best practices in IT asset disposition. 

Panasonic, MRM and ERI partnered to launch a mail-in recycling program for electric shavers and trimmers, and the U.S. EPA presented a circular economy-focused session. Those were only a couple of recycling-related items to emerge from this year's Consumer Electronics Show. 

A formal interpretation of the R2v3 standard aims to help certified facilities deal with smart devices that pose unique data sanitization challenges.

Industry stakeholders have taken the next steps on a blockchain-based project to better track data and reduce the possibility of fraud in ITAD buying and selling.

It has long been acknowledged in the reuse world that some smart items, such as fitness trackers, are difficult to properly wipe personal data from. One organization is now taking steps to address the problem.

An international group is sounding an alarm for help for the recycling industry amid high costs, particularly for energy.

The Circular Electronics Partnership's plan for a circular electronics chain takes a close look at barriers and solutions at every stage, laying out what needs to be done by manufacturers, governments and other organizations.

Battery-embedded products, market uncertainty and evolving ITAD services are shaping the future of electronics recycling, industry experts noted last week.

More than 1,000 e-scrap and ITAD leaders are gathering this week in New Orleans, with much of the discussion focusing on business opportunities tied to wider circular economy trends.

Congress directed the U.S. EPA to develop voluntary battery recycling labeling guidelines instead of mandatory regulations, but the head of an industry group believes they'll still have a significant impact on the industry.