Listings for used Apple products sold by independent resellers will be removed from Amazon's platform early next year.
The elimination of non-Apple-authorized refurbishers' products is the result of a new deal between Apple and Amazon.
A longtime electronics reuse advocate and founder of TechSoup interviews Shauna L. McCaffrey, 2018 recipient of a lifetime achievement award for electronics refurbishment.
Global e-commerce site eBay has launched a mobile device trading program, and the company says it will pay consumers more for their used phones than competitors.
The service, called eBay Instant Selling, allows consumers to input information about their phones and get paid via an eBay voucher
At the Electronics Reuse Conference this week, a number of speakers delivered practical tools and tips that can help refurb operations boost efficiency and profitability.
Hosted by consulting firm E-Reuse Services, the event was the 15th iteration of the conference and drew 374 professiona
Canada's CBC News recently broadcast an in-depth documentary alleging Apple works to thwart independent repair and pushes customers to replace, not fix, devices.
The 18-minute report from "The National" news pro
Apple shows signs of loosening the requirements to operate a repair center, and the latest iPhone has been ranked for repairability.The following is a roundup of recent Apple news.Repairability rated:
Even if consumers say smartphone repairability is important to them, brand popularity may be a more important factor in prolonging a device's life, a study concluded.
"Our results suggest that although repairability and large memory size are typically thought to be 'life extending,' in practice they have limited impact on th
A growing threat in the e-scrap sector received national analysis this week, when The Washington Post visited a processing facility and explored the danger of lithium-ion battery fires.
The newspaper visited ITAD company Cascade Asset Management in Wisconsin, where employees demonstrated device dismantling
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An upcoming federal trial will decide how much General Electric must pay for stymying competition in the repair market for its equipment.
Listings for used Apple products sold by independent resellers will be removed from Amazon's platform early next year.
The elimination of non-Apple-authorized refurbishers' products is the result of a new deal between Apple and Amazon.
Global e-commerce site eBay has launched a mobile device trading program, and the company says it will pay consumers more for their used phones than competitors.
The service, called eBay Instant Selling, allows consumers to input information about their phones and get paid via an eBay voucher
The federal government will continue to allow the unlocking of mobile devices so they can be resold at higher values.
At the Electronics Reuse Conference this week, a number of speakers delivered practical tools and tips that can help refurb operations boost efficiency and profitability.
Hosted by consulting firm E-Reuse Services, the event was the 15th iteration of the conference and drew 374 professiona
Canada's CBC News recently broadcast an in-depth documentary alleging Apple works to thwart independent repair and pushes customers to replace, not fix, devices.
The 
Apple shows signs of loosening the requirements to operate a repair center, and the latest iPhone has been ranked for repairability.
Even if consumers say smartphone repairability is important to them, brand popularity may be a more important factor in prolonging a device's life, a study concluded.
"Our results suggest that although repairability and large memory size are typically thought to be 'life extending,' in practice they have limited impact on th
A growing threat in the e-scrap sector received national analysis this week, when The Washington Post visited a processing facility and explored the danger of lithium-ion battery fires.
The newspaper visited ITAD company Cascade Asset Management in Wisconsin, where employees demonstrated device dismantling 
An upcoming federal trial will decide how much General Electric must pay for stymying competition in the repair market for its equipment.