Host an Electronics Recycling Drive
We bring trucks, bins, and crew to your location. You provide the community. We handle everything else.
Schools, businesses, churches, and community groups
"Electronics recycling drives are one of the most effective ways to collect e-waste from a community or membership group. AVA Recycling provides the logistics, processing, and documentation. You provide the date, the location, and the promotion to your audience."
"Past hosts have included Illinois school districts, faith communities, homeowner associations, large employers hosting employee events, retailers partnering with local governments, and municipalities providing supplemental collection between scheduled township events."
"After the event, AVA provides a tonnage and material-category report suitable for grant applications, sustainability reporting, or community communications. Illinois E-Cycle program partners can use this documentation for state program participation records."
Who we work with
Community & HOA Events
Collect from your neighborhood, membership, or congregation in one organized drive.
Employer Drives
Host a single-day employee recycling event at your facility with no employee effort required.
School & Nonprofit Drives
Earn community goodwill and post-event documentation suitable for grant reporting.
How a recycling drive works with AVA
"AVA Recycling turns a parking lot, loading dock, or community space into a one-day electronics collection point. You schedule the date and promote it to your audience. AVA brings the trucks, bins, staffing, and certified downstream processing. Everything collected is documented and processed to Illinois EPA standards. After the event you receive a tonnage report."
Planning a recycling drive starts with a conversation about your expected volume, site layout, and target audience. AVA's event team will help you size the equipment, prepare an accepted-items list for your promotion materials, and coordinate logistics for the event day.
"On the event day, AVA arrives with trucks, covered bins, and a trained crew. Residents or employees drive up and hand off electronics without leaving their car, or the crew staffs a walk-in collection area. Most drives run two to four hours. AVA handles all loading, documentation, and transport."
"Accepted items at most drives include computers and laptops, monitors (LCD/LED and CRT), televisions (CRT fees may apply), printers and copiers, phones and tablets, networking equipment, and cables. An accepted-items list specific to your event is prepared in advance so participants know what to bring."
"After the event, AVA provides a post-event report showing total weight collected and material categories. This documentation is useful for municipality program records, school district sustainability reports, nonprofit grant applications, and corporate environmental, social, and governance filings under programs such as GRI or CDP."
"Fees vary by event size, location, and the mix of materials collected. Events with high volumes of valuable electronics may qualify for a no-cost or revenue-sharing arrangement. Contact our team for an estimate based on your specific event parameters."
Recycling drive questions
Plan Your Recycling Drive
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