ABT

ABT is one of the recycling services tracked by eCycling Central in MILWAUKEE AVE GLENVIEW, IL, accepting consumer electronics and other e-waste.

Services offered

Recycling

What it costs

This is a national program drop-off. National programs typically accept the manufacturer's own brand free of charge, with fees on third-party items or oversized goods (CRT monitors, large appliances). Confirm pricing with the location before drop-off.

Illinois e-waste law

Illinois's Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act (Public Act 95-959) (2008) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer convenience standard and covers TVs, monitors, laptops, computers, printers, MP3 players, video game consoles, e-readers, small-scale servers.

Fee structure: Free to consumers - manufacturers fund collection through registered programs

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $50,000 per violation under Illinois Environmental Protection Act

Key requirements: Landfill ban since 2012. Manufacturers must achieve annual collection targets per pound of equipment sold in state.

Source: Illinois EPA.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Electric toothbrush (195g typical) - recoverable: 0.002g gold, 0.02g silver, 18g copper, 5g aluminium
• Power tool (2200g typical) - recoverable: 0.01g gold, 0.1g silver, 195g copper, 80g aluminium
• Household batteries (250g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.0g silver, 3g copper, 8g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Quick checklist before you go:** confirm the location's hours by phone, back up and erase any device with storage, separate batteries from devices, and verify whether the site charges for items like CRT monitors or microwaves. Drop-off rules can change without notice.

An average smartphone contains around 0.034g of gold, 16g of copper, and 25g of aluminium. Multiplied across the millions of devices retired each year, those grams add up - which is why a working drop-off network matters.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.