#78 Ben Cartwright: The Second Life of AI Hardware Will Become a Big Market

Going Direct Conversations · Sep 29, 2026 · 1h 7m · transcript

I sit down with Ben Cartwright of Cirkadis to talk about a part of the AI infrastructure buildout that very few people are discussing: what happens to the hardware when it gets decommissioned?

Ben has spent his career in hardware lifecycle management, including six years living in China. We get into why the most valuable components still get shipped overseas, and how the volume and resale value of AI hardware can make reshoring electronics recycling a real possibility.

Enjoy.

Recording date: September 22, 2026

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

04:26 Defining De-manufacturing And ITAD

08:21 What…