Shred Nations (inside The UPS Store)

Located in Tucson, AZ, Shred Nations (inside The UPS Store) provides electronics recycling services for residents and businesses across Arizona.

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.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• Robot vacuum (3500g typical) - recoverable: 0.055g gold, 0.4g silver, 280g copper, 180g aluminium
• Electric toothbrush (195g typical) - recoverable: 0.002g gold, 0.02g silver, 18g copper, 5g aluminium
• Power tool (2200g typical) - recoverable: 0.01g gold, 0.1g silver, 195g copper, 80g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Quick checklist before you go:** confirm the location's hours by phone, back up and erase any device with storage, separate batteries from devices, and verify whether the site charges for items like CRT monitors or microwaves. Drop-off rules can change without notice.

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.