by Anand | Jul 8, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Urban mining, the recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life equipment, has become a strategic supply chain function in 2026, not just a recycling nice-to-have. The UN counted 91 billion dollars of metals embedded in a single year of global e-waste....
by admin2021 | Jul 5, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Consumer recycling is moving from the curbside bin to the AI-powered countertop. In 2026, expect smart bins that sort by computer vision and apps that decode local rules by zip code. A major deposit return system (DRS) rollout is underway, with return rates that...
by Admin | Jun 10, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The market for used semiconductor equipment is on track to more than double, from roughly $4.55 billion in 2025 to about $10.59 billion by 2030, an 18.3% compound annual growth rate. Fab refresh cycles, the CHIPS-driven build-out, and surging AI chip demand are...
by Admin | Jun 2, 2026 | Circular Economy, Industry Best Practices, Investment Recovery, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Scope 3 emissions account for 70 to 90 percent of a typical company’s carbon footprint, and CDP data shows supply chain emissions are 26 times larger than direct operations. CSRD, California SB 253, and the SEC climate rule all converge in 2026, making...
by Admin | May 26, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The U.S. installed battery energy storage system fleet is on track to reach roughly 65 GW by the end of 2026, more than double its early-2025 level, which makes BESS end-of-life a near-term investment recovery priority, not a 2040 problem. Decommissioning a 1...
by Admin | May 23, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Oil and gas decommissioning is a $7.5B market in 2026 growing at roughly 8% CAGR, with global liability now estimated at $311-362B — investment recovery teams own a defining slice of that conversation. Well abandonment, plug and abandonment, and pipeline...
