AERC Recycling Solutions
Universal Waste | Secure Data Management | End-of-Life Electronics
AERC Recycling Solutions is a nationally regulated and “permitted” electronic waste and universal waste recycling company with over 30 years of industry experience. We are committed to a green world by helping clients in proper end-of-life management of assets containing sensitive data and components hazardous to our environment. AERC believes that the best way to do this is by providing quality service to our 2500+ customers. AERC offers an integrated strategy that allows its clients to reduce the amount of waste produced, implements best practices for handling waste on-site, and provides a full range of treatment options to meet specific needs.
AERC owns and operates electronics processing facilities in four separate geographic locations. Each AERC electronics processing
facility has the distinct industry designation of being an R2/RIOS Certified Electronics Recycler™ facility and has been independently
certified to achieve these industry designations. These facilities are in Allentown, PA, Ashland, VA, West Melbourne, FL, and Hayward, CA.
Each AERC facility is fully EPA permitted and complies with all state & federal EPA, OSHA, and DOT Regulations. AERC recognizes that environmental management is one of our highest corporate priorities and conducts all aspects of its business accordingly as responsible stewards of the environment.
AERC, founded on the principles of hazardous waste and universal waste management, maintains best practices in the industry for handling all components of the electronic devices. It is the mission of AERC Recycling Solutions to keep these hazardous materials out of landfills and the environment through industry leadership and responsible recycling.
About Us.
Industry Information.
• In 2005, over 300 Million computers where considered obsolete and this has been rapidly growing year over year. It is estimated that over 80% of the trash from businesses and households ends up in landfills.
• With advances in technology, such as computers & mobile devices, old equipment is becoming obsolete faster than ever. Items, which are no longer useful and have been replaced, need to be recycled and not placed into landfills where the items contaminate the water and land.
• Electric and electronic equipment equals 6% of the U.S. gross domestic product, up from 5%, 10 years ago. E-waste constitutes as much as 5% of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream and continues to grow 5 times faster than all other waste streams; E-waste is the fastest growing segment of municipal solid waste.
• Research, recently conducted for the Environmental Protection Agency, estimates that three-quarters of all computers sold in the U.S. remain stockpiled in garages, closets, or other forms of storage. Of this total market, only 13% are reused or recycled. Recent studies estimate that the number of these unused obsolete computers is as high as 680 million units, equivalent to 34 billion pounds of obsolete CRT's in the United States. AERC believes that the pending changes in legislation will result in this e-waste being recycled in an environmentally safe and efficient program. Based on conservative estimates, 680 million computers and laptops will be sold in the United States between 2006 and 2015.
- ISRI - Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
- NAID - National Association of Information Destruction
- ASCDI - Association of Service and Computer Dealers International
- ANJR - Association of New Jersey Recyclers
- GRCC - Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce
- PROP - Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania
- VRA - Virginia Recycling Association
- SVLG - Silicon Valley Leadership Group
- Member of SWANA - Solid Waste Association of North America
- Member of CHWMEG - Independent auditor used by many of the Fortune 500
Affiliations.
