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Cascade Asset Management has released its latest annual report based on the company’s ITAD operations, and it presents positive trends over the past year and an optimistic forecast for the future.
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If electronics recycling is akin to mining, a recently released data tool provides a sort of geological map for e-scrap companies to follow.
Partners in the European Union-funded ProSUM (Prospecting Secondary Raw Materials in the Urban Mine and Mining Wastes) project on Jan.
Mexico generates the equivalent of seven pounds of scrap electronics and electrical appliances for each citizen annually, according to a recent report.
The Mexican National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change estimates the country produces more than 358,000 metric tons of electronic waste each year, according to the 
A common reason consumers discard mobile phones is cracked screens, but technology currently in development could one day change that.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created glass from a low-weight polymer that can “heal” itself when it breaks, according to 
The weight of e-scrap generated globally has slowed or even declined in recent years, according to a recently released study.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has created a roadmap to guide electronics designers down the path of repair- and recycling-friendly devices.
The organization promotes efforts to transition toward a circular economy on a global scale.
Scientists in India are working to refine the process of using microbes to extract metals from printed circuit boards.
The IT asset disposition sector is facing “unprecedented uncertainty,” according to an industry expert, yet it is receiving more and more interest from outside investors.
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A study takes a wide-ranging look at the health and environmental impacts of improperly managed scrap electronics, and it suggests ways the whole value chain can work to solve the problems.
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