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ITAD and Hardware Trends

11%
CAGR
$28B
Market in 2025
$66B
By 2033
What’s Driving This Growth?

Windows 10 Sunset

400M PCs stranded · a third still to turn over

Memory & Tariff Shock

Memory +130% · refurb values climbing

AI Data Center Wave

Server refresh: 5–7 yrs → 18–36 months

CMMC Phase 2

~300K+ defense suppliers · certified destruction
On the Horizon

Pre-NPU Chip Obsolescence

On-device AI needs 40-TOPS · another sunset wave

Critical Materials Recovery & Independence

Circuit boards: 150–400g gold/ton vs. 1–5g mined

Scope 3 · Carbon Accounting · DPPs

Law in Europe now · heading to the US

E-Waste Outgrowing Recycling Capacity

62M → 82M tons/yr by 2030 · recycling falling behind