AERC RECYCLING SOLUTIONS

Located in Mitchell Avenue Allentown, PA, AERC RECYCLING SOLUTIONS provides electronics recycling services for residents and businesses across Pennsylvania.

Services offered

Recycling Refurbishment Resale

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.

Pennsylvania e-waste law

Pennsylvania's Covered Device Recycling Act (Act 108 of 2010) (2010) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer-funded EPR and covers desktops, laptops, monitors, TVs, computer peripherals, e-readers, tablets.

Fee structure: Free to consumers from manufacturer-funded programs

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $10,000 per day per violation

Key requirements: Landfill ban since 2013 for residential. Manufacturers must achieve annual collection goals.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• LED light bulb (60g typical) - recoverable: 0.001g gold, 0.01g silver, 2.5g copper, 18g aluminium
• Air conditioner (50000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.2g silver, 4500g copper, 8500g aluminium
• Refrigerator (90000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.1g silver, 3800g copper, 4500g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Preparing your e-waste:** factory-reset phones, tablets, and laptops before drop-off (most facilities will not perform data wiping for you). Bag loose batteries separately. Bring proof of residency if the program is municipality-funded. Check whether the site accepts the specific item you're bringing - acceptance varies widely.

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.