ASCDI - The ITAD Association

What ASCDI - The ITAD Association does

ASCDI - The ITAD Association is an international, US-based non-profit trade association (headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, with offices in the Netherlands and Romania) that represents businesses engaged in the sustainable reuse, repair, refurbishment, resale, and responsible disposal of technology equipment. The organization runs a vetted, peer-voted membership model structured across Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Standard tiers, and provides a suite of member services including the Equipment Trading Network (eTN) — a secure online and mobile marketplace for vetted resellers to list and trade used IT hardware — alongside fraud alerts, anti-counterfeit resources, an ITAD certification program, and compliance tools (EU/UK VAT lookup, US resale certificate verification, US sales tax guidance, EU sanctions and shipping guidance). Revenue is generated primarily through tiered membership dues, eTN subscriptions priced at $100/month for members and $150/month for non-members, advertising, and vendor discount programs; financials are not publicly disclosed. ASCDI also conducts regulatory advocacy on right-to-resell, right-to-repair, and data protection matters before US and EU governmental bodies, participates in initiatives such as the CIRPASS-2 Digital Product Passport consortium, and partners with SERI (R2 Standard) and ADISA on industry certification standards. The association is active in networking events, webinars, podcasts, and operates the affiliated Bill Marion Charity Foundation for scholarships.

Name

ASCDI - The ITAD Association

Legal name

ASCDI

Website

https://ascdi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASCDI is an international non-profit trade association serving the IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) industry, providing vetted membership, an Equipment Trading Network marketplace, ethics enforcement, and compliance resources to companies engaged in sustainable IT equipment reuse and refurbishment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association (IT Asset Disposition)

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services (Data-Bearing Asset Handling) (BPALAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK)

Keywords

• IT asset disposition
• Trade association membership
• Equipment resale networking
• Industry advocacy services
• ITAD ethics standards

Headquarters

HQ city

Delray Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ASCDI generates revenue through tiered membership fees including Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Standard membership levels, each with different benefit packages.
2. Equipment Trading Network Subscription: The eTN platform provides equipment buy/sell listings for resellers. Pricing is $100/month for ASCDI Members and $150/month for non-members.
3. Member Discounts and Advertising: Additional revenue streams include member discounts to events, advertising opportunities, and vendor discount programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ASCDI is a non-profit international trade association that provides tiered membership services to businesses engaged in IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), including sustainable reuse, repair, refurbishment, resale, and responsible disposal of technology equipment. Its core deliverable is the Equipment Trading Network (eTN), an online marketplace where vetted member resellers list and trade used IT hardware, supported by ethics enforcement, fraud alerts, industry advocacy, and networking events.

Product overview

ASCDI operates as a non-profit industry association serving the ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) sector. Its primary product is the Equipment Trading Network (eTN), a secure online marketplace enabling member resellers to list and trade hardware. The association offers tiered membership programs (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Standard) with benefits including vetted membership, Code of Ethics enforcement, anti-counterfeit policies, and reseller background checks. ASCDI also provides member resource tools including EU/UK VAT lookup, US resale certificate verification, sales tax guidance, and EU sanctions information. Additional offerings include advocacy resources for right-to-resell and right-to-repair, industry certification programs, fraud alerts, webinars, podcasts, and the Bill Marion Charity Foundation for scholarships. The association does not develop or sell software products but serves as a platform connecting ITAD companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equipment Trading Network (eTN) A secure online marketplace platform that enables ASCDI member resellers to list and broadcast hardware they are looking to buy or sell, providing a vetted trading environment with mobile apps for iPhone and Android.
• ASCDI Membership Services Tiered membership program (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Standard) offering vetted membership, strict Code of Ethics enforcement, anti-counterfeit policy, reseller background checks, and access to member benefits including networking, discussion groups, and directory services.
• ASCDI ITAD Certification A certified ITAD program launched to provide one-stop shop access to ITAD accredited resources and vetted service providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Association has been active for over 25 years advocating for the secondary IT industry

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSERI is the developer of the R2 Standard for responsible electronics recycling. ASCDI members work with SERI on best practices and certification standards for the ITAD industry. ASCDI promotes R2 certification among its members.
• ADISAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADISA provides certification for ITAD companies. ASCDI collaborates with ADISA on industry certification standards and best practices for data destruction and asset disposition.
• CIRPASS-2minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIRPASS-2 is preparing deployment of the upcoming Digital Product Passport initiative in Europe. ASCDI participates in this consortium to advocate for ITAD industry interests in upcoming regulatory frameworks.
• Bill Marion Charity FoundationminorOthersASCDI's own charity foundation that has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other worthwhile purposes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• R2v3 Standards (via R2 Solutions): Program body overseeing the R2v3 responsible recycling standard; comparable as a peer organization shaping ITAD practitioner compliance rather than competing for members.

Broad incumbents

• ISRI (Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries): Larger, established trade association for the broader recycling industry; represents electronics recyclers among many other scrap streams and provides advocacy, training, and conventions at greater scale than ASCDI.
• CompTIA: Major technology industry trade association covering IT vendors, channel, and workforce; serves overlapping enterprise IT audiences and offers certifications, advocacy, and member benefits at much larger scale.
• BICSI: Professional association for ICT infrastructure; adjacent to ITAD through cabling, networking hardware lifecycle, and serves similar enterprise IT constituencies with credentials and standards.

Direct peers

• e-Stewards Initiative: Certification program and advocacy organization for responsible electronics recycling; competes and collaborates with R2 in setting ITAD standards and addresses the same downstream operator community.
• IAITAM (International Association of IT Asset Managers): Trade association focused on IT asset management (ITAM), closely adjacent to ITAD; targets overlapping enterprise constituents (CXOs managing hardware lifecycles) and offers certifications, training, and member services.
• ITAM Forum: International community and certification body for IT asset management professionals; targets the same enterprise hardware lifecycle practitioners as ASCDI and offers training, certification (CITAM/CITAD), and networking.
• SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International): Standards body administering the R2 Standard for responsible electronics recycling; a partner to ASCDI but also a peer organization serving the same ITAD/recycling constituency with certification, training, and advocacy.
• ADISA (Asset Disposition & Information Security Alliance): Industry association offering ITAD-specific certification and standards; the most directly comparable membership organization to ASCDI, with overlapping members and a parallel certification/advocacy mission.

Emerging players

• The Green Grid: Industry consortium focused on data center and IT resource efficiency/sustainability; thematically related to ASCDI's circular-IT advocacy and engages overlapping enterprise sustainability stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ASCDINATD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ITADAssociation
• Facebookfacebook.com/ascdinatd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/itad-association-formerly-ascdi

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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