Electronics Recycling Services
Recycle Technologies collects and processes electronics for businesses and organizations, breaking devices down into their base materials instead of sending them to a landfill.
What’s Electronics Recycling?
Electronics recycling is the process of collecting used or unwanted electronic devices and breaking them down so their materials can be reused instead of thrown away. Computers, monitors, printers, and similar equipment contain metals, plastics, glass, and circuit boards that can be recovered and put back into use rather than buried in a landfill, where components can release contaminants into the surrounding soil and water over time.
At Recycle Technologies, electronics are reduced to their base materials: plastic, wire, circuit boards, metals, and glass. Plastic and wiring are shredded and sent to molders and smelters. Monitors go through a decontamination step that removes lead before the unit is recycled.
Circuit boards are sorted so the metals and minerals inside them can be collected. Recycle Technologies has provided these services since 1993 and operates licensed facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Handling electronics this way keeps devices out of the waste stream and gives businesses a documented way to retire old equipment.
What We Accept
Recycle Technologies accepts a broad range of electronic and computer-related equipment. If you’re not sure whether an item qualifies, call the location nearest you to confirm before scheduling.
General E-WasteCables, switches, chargers, keyboards, mice, remotes, microwaves, televisions, and other everyday electronic items.Computers & LaptopsDesktops, laptops, and servers.Monitors & DisplaysMonitors, including CRT units.Office & Imaging EquipmentFax machines, printers, scanners, and copiers.Phones & Small ElectronicsCell phones, keyboards, cables, mice, microwaves, and televisions (no restrictions).Recycle Technologies also handles related electronic scrap on a case-by-case basis, so if your equipment isn’t listed here, reach out and describe what you need to recycle.
How Do We Recycle Electronics?
Electronics can enter the recycling process through a business pickup, a drop-off at a Recycle Technologies location, or the mail-in program, depending on what fits your situation. From there, equipment goes through a consistent set of steps before it leaves the facility as recovered material.
- Collection. Businesses can schedule a pickup, and residential customers can drop equipment at a nearby location or order a mail-in recycling kit for items shipped from anywhere in the country.
- Sorting and storage. Incoming electronics are grouped by type ahead of processing.
- Dismantling. Devices are broken down so individual components and materials can be separated from one another.
- Separation. Plastic and wiring are separated out for shredding, monitors go through lead decontamination, and circuit boards are sorted from the rest of the unit.
- Recovery. Shredded plastic and wire are sent to molders and smelters, and the metals and minerals sorted out of circuit boards are collected for reuse.
Not every device follows an identical path through the facility, since equipment types vary, but this is the general process electronics go through once they arrive.
Certifications & Standards
Recycle Technologies follows recognized environmental standards and holds leading industry certifications, ensuring e-waste is handled responsibly from collection through final processing.
Client’s Stories
Real results from real partnerships. See how organizations simplify ITAD,
strengthen data security, and recover value from retired hardware.
AutomotiveAn auto repair shop cuts its hazardous waste riskRead Story
HealthcareA Midwest hospital system clears years of old electronicsSee how over 14,000 pounds of decommissioned equipment left a multi-campus hospital system in under six weeks, with zero sent to landfill.Read Story
Corporate OfficesA Midwest business goes paperless and waste-freeRead StoryFrequently Asked Questions
Recycling helps conserve resources, reduce pollution and support economic sustainability.
- Computers, laptops, servers, monitors, printers, copiers, phones, and related equipment. Call ahead if you’re unsure about a specific item.
- Pickup service is available exclusively to business customers. Individuals can use a drop-off location or the mail-in program instead.
- Devices are dismantled and separated into materials such as plastic, wire, metals, glass, and circuit boards, which are then sent on for recycling or recovery.
- The mail-in program lets you order a recycling kit and ship your electronics in from anywhere in the country.
- Its Blaine, Minnesota facilities hold active R2v3 certification. The New Berlin, Wisconsin facility has R2v3 certification pending.
Ready to Recycle Responsibly?
Whether you’re a business retiring old IT equipment or an individual clearing out a closet, Recycle Technologies can help you recycle it properly. Businesses can schedule a pickup or get a quote; individuals can find a drop-off location or start a mail-in kit.