American Recycling Solutions

American Recycling Solutions is one of the recycling services tracked by eCycling Central in Homestead Rd Fort Wayne, IN, 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.

Indiana e-waste law

Indiana's Electronic Waste Program (IC 13-20.5) (2009) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer responsibility and covers TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, printers, fax machines.

Fee structure: Free to consumers from manufacturer-funded programs

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $25,000 per day per violation

Key requirements: Manufacturers must register annually and meet collection goals based on prior year sales.

Source: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• Router / modem (480g typical) - recoverable: 0.025g gold, 0.18g silver, 38g copper, 12g aluminium
• Hard drive / SSD (580g typical) - recoverable: 0.045g gold, 0.2g silver, 75g copper, 290g aluminium
• USB flash drive (18g typical) - recoverable: 0.001g gold, 0.005g silver, 0.5g copper, 1g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

Per the UN Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, the world generated 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 - only 22.3% was formally collected and recycled. Drop-off points like this one are how that number moves.

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