Two recent teardowns dug into the guts of Apple's latest device, yielding insights on repairability and the estimated cost of the phone's components.
Device repair hub iFixit conducted a teardown of the phone and gave it a 6 out of 10 on the repairability scale (10 denotes eas
Nearly 300 IT product refurbishing experts convened in New Orleans this week to consider industry trends and to address barriers to growth.
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A company that manages mobile phone take-back programs has invested more than $1 million in a new processing site and plans to hire hundreds of workers in the coming months.
Hyla Mobile has opened a 100,000-square-foot used cell phone processing facility in La Vergne, Tenn., just outside of Nashville.
The Farmers Branch, Texas-headquartered company manages phone trade-in programs
The EPEAT sustainable electronics program now includes mobile phones, providing assurance to buyers that the qualifying devices meet certain standards for end-of-life management.
The Portland, Ore.-based Green Electronics Council, which runs the EPEAT program, 
On average, popular phones, tablets and laptops are relatively easy to fix, but the market may be trending toward less repairable designs, a recent analysis found.
International activist group Greenpeace and U.S.-based electronics repair organization iFixit teamed up to assess the repairability of 44 smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Whenever Apple indicates a new product release, device-recovery firms join in on the wider consumer market chatter.
A professor has been honored by the U.S. EPA for developing a fast and low-cost method of recycling rare earth elements, including those inside electronics.
A team led by Prof. Eric J. Schelter of the University of Pennsylvania conducted research into separating blends of rare earth elements found in consumer devices.
Millions of electronics sit unused in Wisconsin homes, according to a report from the state's e-scrap program, and awareness of recycling options is growing.
Apple's release of the iPhone 7 and the more advanced iPhone 7 Plus last September pushed consumers to let go of earlier models. Analysis from one industry firm shows how pricing for used phones has played out since then.
Texas-based HYLA Mobile, which manages mobile device reverse logistics programs in the U.S.