Secure Electronics Recycling & IT Asset Disposition
Free scheduled pickup across Chicago and the Midwest for businesses retiring computers, servers, and e-waste. Secure recycling with a Certificate of Recycling on every job.
- Secure Recycling
- Free Business Pickup
- Certificate of Recycling
- One-Day Response
- 20+
- Years in Business
- 50M+
- Pounds Processed
- 1,000+
- Corporate Clients Served
- 100%
- Landfill Diversion
MicroAnt TechWaste Group is a Chicago-based, secure electronics recycler and IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider serving businesses across Illinois and the Midwest. Every engagement includes scheduled on-site pickup, NIST SP 800-88 data sanitization, hard-drive shredding, and an itemized Certificate of Recycling and Certificate of Data Destruction. MicroAnt is part of STS Recycling.
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 corporate, healthcare, and government organizations since 2008 as part of STS Recycling.
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 rigorous 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 multi-site 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
Secure Processing + Documentation
Assets are processed at our secure processing facility. Your Certificate of Recycling arrives within five business days.
Who we serve
From technology companies to local government agencies, Chicago organizations trust MicroAnt for secure electronics recycling.
Rigorous 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.
- Audited Downstream Network - Documented contracts and third-party audits across every processing partner
- NIST SP 800-88 Aligned - Documented sanitization process for data-bearing media
- HIPAA & FACTA Aligned - Purpose-built for healthcare and financial-sector compliance
- Documented Media Sanitization - Method selected and recorded for each data-bearing asset
- 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
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.
Business and healthcare facility pickups are our specialty. Share your location and approximate volume so we can confirm the right pickup plan.
Ready to recycle your IT equipment?
Free pickup. Certificates included. Response typically within one business day. Built for corporate, healthcare, and government teams.