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computer recycling Chicago

Landfilling, together with uncontrolled export and dumping in developing countries, is often the destination for ewaste arising in North America. Of the electronic equipment sent to "recyclers", up to 80% is exported to Asia and Africa where it is frequently mis-handled causing pollution and adverse health impacts.

Few recyclers will advertise that they have no recycling equipment and are merely going to export your redundant electronics. Many have websites that state how they recycle domestically, even when they do not have the equipment to do so. See our Choosing Your Recycler page for tools to help you examine your recycler. Sims Recycling Solutions does not export any ewaste for recycling and has more domestic recycling capacity than any other recycler.

Below are links to various videos and articles examining this issue:

To ensure your equipment is not ending up in developing countries like the articles above, contact us with your requirements and you will be using North America's largest domestic recycler.