Secure Electronics Recycling & IT Asset Disposition
Free scheduled pickup across Chicago and the Midwest for businesses retiring computers, servers, and e-waste. R2v3-compliant recycling with a Certificate of Recycling on every job.
- R2v3-Compliant Recycling
- Free Business Pickup
- Certificate of Recycling
- One-Day Response
- 0+
- Years in Business
- 50M+
- Pounds Processed
- 0+
- Corporate Clients Served
- 100%
- Landfill Diversion
Built for compliance teams who can't cut corners
Every pickup leaves your organization with airtight documentation, zero landfill exposure, and a downstream recycling network you can actually verify. Headquartered at 430 N Ogden Ave in Chicago, MicroAnt has served Fortune 500s, hospitals, and government agencies since 2008 as part of the STS Recycling family.
Serving Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties plus the Milwaukee and Indianapolis metros.
Ready to retire equipment, or have a question about the process? Call our Chicago team at 866-770-2650 and we’ll schedule a pickup.
Free Scheduled Pickup
No minimum volume for most Chicago-metro businesses. Our uniformed crew handles all loading and transport at zero cost to you.
Documentation Every Time
A Certificate of Recycling follows every pickup, with itemized serial-number manifests available for audit and compliance review.
Zero Landfill Policy
100% of material streams are diverted from landfill through a responsible, fully screened downstream recycling network.
End-to-end IT lifecycle management
From single-office pickups to full data-center decommissions, MicroAnt handles every phase of your electronics lifecycle with certified security and responsible disposal.
Electronics Recycling
Full-service corporate e-waste pickup across the Chicago metro. Computers, servers, and networking gear, responsibly recycled with zero landfill.
Data Destruction
HIPAA and FACTA-aligned hard-drive shredding, degaussing, and NIST 800-88 wiping, with a Certificate of Destruction for your compliance team.
IT Asset Disposition
Maximize recovery value from retiring assets with global ITAD logistics, asset remarketing, and audit-ready reporting.
ITAD Reporting
Itemized manifests with serial numbers and a Certificate of Recycling after every pickup. Audit-ready documentation, every time.
How it works
- 01
Request Your Pickup
Submit the form or call us. We confirm your scheduled pickup window within one business day, with no charge and no commitment.
- 02
We Come to You
Our uniformed crew arrives at your office, data center, or warehouse. All loading is handled by our team at zero cost to you.
- 03
Certified Processing + Documentation
Assets are processed at our R2v3-compliant facility. Your Certificate of Recycling arrives within five business days.
Who we serve
From global technology companies to local government agencies, Chicago's most demanding organizations trust MicroAnt for secure electronics recycling.
Certified where it matters most
Our standards aren't plaques on the wall. They're enforceable requirements that protect your company's data, your people, and the environment.
- R2v3-Compliant Network - The highest global standard for responsible electronics recycling
- NIST 800-88 Compliant - Federal sanitization standard that exceeds most state requirements
- HIPAA & FACTA Aligned - Purpose-built for healthcare and financial-sector compliance
- DoD 5220.22-M Standard - Department of Defense-grade media sanitization protocols
- Zero Landfill Policy - 100% of material streams diverted from landfill
- Full Chain of Custody - Documented audit trail from pickup through final disposition
Destruction methods for every requirement
Recycling pickup is always free. Choose the method that matches your compliance needs. Every option includes pickup and a Certificate of Destruction.
Serialized Wiping
NIST 800-88 software erasure with an itemized, serial-number manifest for audit compliance.
Drive Shredding
Physical hard-drive shredding for media that must never leave the chain of custody intact.
Degaussing
High-powered magnetic erasure for the highest security and HIPAA requirements.
Certificate of Destruction
Documented proof of method and serial numbers, delivered to your compliance team for every job.
Common questions
Trusted by organizations that can't afford to get it wrong
MicroAnt handled our 400-workstation decommission without a single compliance issue. Certificates were in our inbox the same week. This is exactly the vendor you want for healthcare IT.
We've used MicroAnt for three consecutive data-center refreshes. Their documentation is spotless, every drive serialized, every certificate on file. City procurement audits have zero findings.
Scheduling was painless, the crew was professional, and the certification gave our sustainability team exactly the proof they needed for our annual ESG report.
Schedule your free pickup
Tell us what you're retiring and where. We'll confirm your pickup window within one business day, with no charge and no commitment.
Ready to recycle your IT equipment?
Free pickup. Certificates included. Response typically within one business day. Trusted by Fortune 500s, hospitals, and government agencies.