Chicago Electronics Recycling Event in Oakbrook, Illinois with Acme Refining

Sept. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Illinois Electronics Recycling Event in Oakbrook, IL with Acme E-Cycling

On Saturday, September 17, Acme will be hosting an e-cycling event from 9:00 a.m. - noon at the Evergreen Bank Group located at 1515 W 22nd St. in Oakbrook, IL.  This is a great opportunity for people to bring their old computers, printers, cell phones, and other electronic devices they no longer use to have Acme’s professionals dispose of them in an environmentally friendly manner.  When people bring in their obsolete electronic devices to Acme’s electronics recycling event in Oakbrook, they can rest assured that all sensitive data will be erased, and all components will be properly dismantled and recycled.

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Electronic Devices That Can Be Recycled

Bring any and all of the following recyclable items to the Acme e-cycling event in Oakbrook:

   * PCs/Laptops/Servers
   * Data Storage Devices
   * Tapes, Disks, Drives
   * Switches
   * Cable Boxes & Modems
   * Printers & Toner Cartridges
   * Fax & Copy Machines
   * PBX/Telephones/Cell Phones/Wireless Devices & Accessories
   * Electronic Medical Equipment

Don’t let these items end up in a landfill, taking up space and spreading harmful toxins.  Let Acme recycle them in an environmentally friendly manner.

Benefits of Acme’s Electronics Recycling Program

When people come to Acme’s electronics recycling event in Oakbrook on September 17, they’re not just getting the chance to clean out their homes and offices by getting rid of old electronics, they’re helping the environment by letting Acme’s trained professionals properly dispose of e-waste that could otherwise end up in a landfill.  

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Here are just a few of the reasons why recycling electronics with Acme is so important:

Toxin Removal — When electronic devices sit in a landfill, they leak toxic substances like lead, mercury, asbestos, and cadmium into the ground, air, and water.  Acme extracts these toxins before they recycle the electronics and disposes of them safely.  This prevents both environmental and health problems.

Reuse Resources — There are many components of electronic devices that can be reused.  Instead of letting those resources sit in a landfill and take up space, Acme can extract the metals and plastics for reuse.  For every million cell phones that are recycled, 35,274 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold, and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.  One metric ton of circuit boards can contain 40 to 800 times the concentrations of gold ore mined in the U.S. and 30 to 40 times the concentration of copper ore mined in the U.S.

Save Energy — Recycling one million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year.

Oakbrook-Area Residents Recycle Electronics with Acme

Acme is Chicagoland’s solution for getting rid of obsolete, unwanted, and unused electronic equipment. Oakbrook residents in the area on Saturday, September 17 can bring their unwanted electronic devices for Acme to recycle from 9:00 a.m. - noon at the Evergreen Bank Group located at 1515 W 22nd St. in Oakbrook, IL.  Acme’s skilled technicians will safely dispose of all e-waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill.  Don’t contribute to the thousands of tons of electronic waste ending up in landfills year after year; Acme has the responsible solution.  Learn more by calling Acme at 773-523-4500 or visit them online.

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Acme Refining is the Midwest's leader in scrap metal services, electronics recycling, medical equipment recycling, paper and document destruction, and cardboard recycling.