(UPDATE 3/10/2010) - Retro-Tech is not a recycler for residential electronic products under the State of Illinois new law. We are currently only refurbishing commercial product for placement and resale and can no longer accept TVs or house hold goods for recycling (we will not dispose of them in an environmentally unsafe way).

We continue to accept computer systems and computer parts, however we no longer take non-working computer monitors. Retro Tech can only take items which can be refurbished for placement or resale. We cannot accept items for recycling.

While we still accept electronics donations and refurbish computers and electronics for placements and resale in our outlet, Retro-Tech still supports recycling and responsible disposal of ewaste.

A special note about information left on hard drives. We take all professional steps to ensure that all hard drives from donated systems are cleaned of all data before disposal, including providing a Certificate of Destruction, if requested.

• 2.63 million tons of electronic waste are laid to rest in landfills each year.
• Nearly 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years.
• Many people discard computers every three to five years.
• Only 11 percent of personal computers retired in the US are recycled.
• Mobile phones are discarded at a rate of 130 million per year, resulting in 65,000 tons of waste.
• TVs and computers can contain an average of four pounds of lead (depending on their size, make, and vintage) as well as other substances of potential concern like chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, zinc, and brominated flame retardants. These materials need to be handled carefully.