The export doors are closing on APAC’s e-waste

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By Viktor Yoshimura – 10th September 2026 The Circularity Brief — independent intelligence on IT asset disposition and the circular economy, Asia-Pacific & Japan. For years, APAC’s ITAD industry had a quiet safety valve: if processing got expensive at home, you could ship the hardware somewhere cheaper. That valve is closing, and most companies scaling […]