processors

Strong commodity markets, a booming device resale business and a couple of acquisitions drove profitability for a group of southwestern U.S. electronics processors last year.

PCs for People will provide an additional 10,000 used computers to low-income job seekers this year, thanks to a $5 million grant from a tech company.

E-scrap recycler and ITAD provider CyberCrunch is expanding and remains poised for growth, aligning the company with a market that's "be bought or buy," company leaders said.

South Korean company SK ecoplant is expanding its footprint in the ITAD industry with an agreement to acquire TES for $1 billion.

Two recent actions by Quantum Lifecycle Partners deepen the Canadian processor's involvement in the reuse business and expand its ITAD customer base.

A leader of a nonprofit refurbisher explains how a $2.5 million AT&T grant will help provide used computers and training to K-12 students and their families over the next two years.

As electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery devices become ever-more ubiquitous, battery recyclers are expanding their operations and improving technology. The following are updates on two startups.

Electronics processor Sims Lifecycle Services is expanding both domestically and internationally, opening a new facility in Atlanta and adding several new shredding vehicles to its German fleet.

US Ecology, which recycles and disposes of electronics and their components, is slated for acquisition by the second-largest residential garbage and recycling hauler in North America.

A recent investment in EWASTE+ will help drive the processor's growth across the Northeastern U.S., the company president said.