As technology advances and new components are launched, it’s important to understand how those inventions affect our everyday lives. The increasing use of artificial intelligence, in particular, offers plenty of advantages in making everyday life more convenient. For instance, the e-scrap industry can benefit from AI due to the nature and complexity of electronic devices,…
Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including mobility-managed vITAD services, increasing e-scrap payments in California, problem solving with vITAD services, and things to avoid when searching for an ITAD provider. Mobility-Managed vITAD Services In an expanding ITAD landscape, value-added IT asset disposition, or vITAD, services are becoming the new industry norm. The…
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) annual convention and exposition was held last month in Nashville, Tenn., at the Music City Center, where more than 70 speakers shared their knowledge and expertise on various industry subjects. Among the speakers was HOBI’s president and co-founder, Craig Boswell, who spoke on two panels discussing the rapid…
In late 2021, the Council of the District of Columbia passed a law allowing only eStewards-certified facilities to be used in the eCYCLE Program. This law prevented the use of R2-certified companies and limited opportunities for companies that were not e-Stewards-certified. However, circumstances have recently changed. In January, a new bill was signed by the…
Oregon’s House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would significantly change the state’s electronics collection and processing law. On March 22, House Bill 3220 passed with 56 votes in favor and four excused and not voting. Oregon’s E-Cycles 14-year-old program covers computers, TVs, monitors, printers, keyboards, and mice. HB 3220 will add fax machines,…
Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including environmental ESG criteria, a new law that allows the government to provide used computers to nonprofit refurbishers, some data security tips for the new year and the new EU waste shipment regulation. Environmental ESG Criteria The business world is embracing ESG reporting as a tool…