Ingram Micro (IM) filled for an IPO on the last day of September. Becoming a public company would give us better visibility on how the firm and the sector are performing, even if its ITAD unit is small in comparison to its core business. The IPO filing by Platinum Equity would pave the way for the return of Ingram Micro to the public market after it left it in 2016. In 2021, Platinum Equity acquired it from previous owner, HNA Group, for $7.4 billion. In this podcast, David Daoud of Compliance Standards LLC shares his views on the significance of Ingram returning to the public sphere.

The recent news stories of Iron Mountain acquiring the Irish firm Wisetek have created a head-scratching moment. I say “news stories” because I have not seen any formal communication from the company’s press service or from Wisetek itself. In this episode, David Daoud of Compliance Standards shares his views on IM's acquisitions.

@Apple is making good progress in its #sustainability pledge. Unlike many other tech companies who are stuck in theory and promises, @Apple is making inroads. Recently, the company announced that it is improving the repairability of some of its devices, by making available genuine Apple parts for select #iPhone models. The initiative will be rolled out after summer 2024. Now for those of you who may not be aware, making electronic devices easily repairable has been the subject of a lot of debate and the practice is increasingly being regulated, with lawmakers in many states requiring OEMs or manufacturers to facilitate repairability. Manufacturers have been very hesitant to do so for at least two reasons.

In this podcast, titled "Deep Dive Into the Education Sector's ITAD Practices," David Daoud of Compliance Standards interviews Garry VonMyhr, CEO of @TechDefenders on what is happening in the recycling of IT equipment in K12 education institutions and in other segments. Tech Defenders is based in Michigan but has a nationwide reach in helping schools dispose of their retired assets.

The future #ITAD factory is already here. There is no doubt that in a very short period of time we will see facilities that are entirely managed by a new generation of robots whose brain will be powered by Artificial Intelligence. And this is not the domain of science fiction

Companies that offer IT Asset Disposition services (ITAD), have long paid attention to reporting the outcome of their operations from a financial to operational standpoints, as well to an environmental standpoint when possible. Many leading ITAD vendors spent large amounts of resources to track how they are doing on the environmental front and