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Why materials matter: electronics waste and the environment
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How manufacturers can save big by designing devices that can be repaired
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Keeping harmful substances out of landfills starts in the manufacturing plant
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Mobile device repair for management
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OpenSource Software: Latest best load
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Refurbishing ChromeBooks
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Mobile device sanitation comparison
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An overview of mobile devise certification programs.
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ISO 45001 – The revised HSMS standard
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ISO 14001:2015 – One More Year To Make the Change
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Effective Downstream Due Diligence
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Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations That Apply to You
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Environmental, health and safety compliance for the electronic reuse industry
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Free and open source data destruction tools; the specific needs and challenges of non-profit refurb/recycling projects.
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Hardware License. Apply the idea of creative commons to digital devices. If a donor fix a license (donate to not-for-profit, ensure reuse, resale under market price, report social impact of reuse, authorized collection point...), then as a refurbisher or distributor you have to set/explain this license (commitment) to receivers and next agents of the full path (multiple reuse paths). Where this license is visible (url?), how donors can check this information, etc
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Data as a service.
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Remote diagnostics and hardware guarantee at component level.
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OEM perspectives on repair issues
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Marketing in the e-reuse/recycling space
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Packaging better makes you more money.
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The importance of understanding what happens to material sent to a smelter
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Defining a grading system for the industry
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Battery safety and DOT regulations on battery shipping
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Direct impact and benefits of certifications for Cell Phone repair shops.
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Branding and the lack of it
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Conducting business without joining in a race to the bottom.
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Last year we did a panel about "where to source". A follow up would be "where to sell".
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Tradeloop ethics and program update
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Open source versus Pay-For-Use software to run your business. The pro's and con's of both options and how to decide which one is best suited for your refurbisher/reseller business.
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Refurbishment and ITAD as top dog in the recycling industry?
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Refurbishment and recycling in the Trump and post EPA era.
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What the CRT crisis means for ITAD and refurbishment
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Imaging mobile devices
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AFTRR after one year – an update on the new nonprofit trade association
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Data destruction on weird things – printers, mobile devices, solid state drives, IoT devices etc.
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How to take advantage of the new scrap market.
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How we turned an electronics collection center into a E-bay selling machine
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Up Sell your Recycling/ITAD Services to your customers in a easy to understand way
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Evolve your business model to keep up with the rapidly changing recycling markets
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Shipping is not just for scrap. How to avoid the pitfalls of ships by highway, rail ocean, and air
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Rethinking the Vulnerabilities in a Data Wiping Process
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Round table session with Microsoft RRP Representatives
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Best practices and methods for testing a device after refurbishment to ensure proper operation
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Creative ways to fund charitable projects
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How to effectively set up and manage your online presence
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What to look for in a Point of Sale System
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Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Trademark - What can we do? What can’t we do?
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How do I turn my passion for repair into a sustainable business.
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How do you set up an effective hiring / training program?
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Path to profitability in micro soldering: MacBook vs iPhone
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How the heck do I know what I am buying: iPhone battery and LCD.
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MythBusted/Tested - Waterproofing/Repair Methods
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The absolute best tools for the job
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Device, Accessory, and Upsells. Why your retail appeal matter.
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Bridging the divide between Refurbish/Recycle and Repair
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Export slideshow and update on all the academic studies that abandon the ewastehoax
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How to start a refurbishment business and start right. Basic startup requirements.
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How to upscale and source for computers from our communities.
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Extending boundaries in refurbishment. Collaborations.
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