Midwest Electronics Recycling

What Midwest Electronics Recycling does

ARCOA Group, operating commercially as Midwest Electronics Recycling, is a privately-held information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois. The company provides ITAD, electronics recycling, certified data destruction, product destruction, and reverse logistics services to enterprise clients across the United States. Service scope spans end-of-life IT asset management, chain-of-custody processing, downstream resale, and secure media destruction, addressing enterprise requirements driven by data privacy regulation, ESG reporting, and hardware refresh cycles.

The business operates a multi-site processing and logistics footprint spanning seven facilities across five states — Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Arizona — enabling regional pickup service and proximity to enterprise client locations in the Midwest, Mountain West, and Southwest. A subsidiary, Midwest Copier Exchange, operates from Aurora, Colorado, extending the firm's core refurbishment competency into refurbished office-equipment resale. The operating model is services-based and B2B, monetized through per-asset processing fees, data destruction certifications, and downstream resale of refurbished equipment and commodity-grade materials.

The company holds four industry certifications that materially shape its competitive positioning: RIOS (the recycling industry operations standard), e-Stewards (responsible electronics recycling), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and NAID AAA (secure data destruction). These certifications collectively qualify the firm for enterprise and public-sector contracts that mandate certified handling of end-of-life IT assets. ARCOA operates as a privately-held entity with no disclosed funding history, parent company, or named executive leadership in the available data.

Name

Midwest Electronics Recycling

Legal name

ARCOA Group

Website

https://mwrecycle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARCOA Group (Midwest Electronics Recycling) is a privately-held IT asset disposition firm founded in 1989, headquartered in Waukegan, IL. It operates seven facilities across five US states, providing ITAD, certified data destruction, and reverse logistics services to enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Asset Disposition & Electronics Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services (Data-Bearing Asset Handling) (BPALAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD), Electronics Recycling & Material Recovery (Dismantling/Separation) (BPALAIAE), Electronics Refurbishment, Repair & Reuse (Remarketing/Resale) (BPALAIAD), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Data Destruction (EUAIAIAB), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL)

Keywords

• IT asset disposition
• Electronics recycling
• Certified data destruction
• E-waste recycling
• Asset remarketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Waukegan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. IT Asset Disposition (ITAD): Services for relocation, remarketing, and recycling of old IT assets, maximizing residual value for clients
2. Electronics Recycling: Responsible recycling of e-scrap and used electronics, purchasing and processing of electronic waste
3. Asset Remarketing: Resale of functional IT assets to recover value for clients
4. Product Destruction: Secure destruction of products and materials as part of end-of-life disposition services
5. Specialized Logistics: Integrated equipment relocation services with secure chain of custody using dedicated fleet

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Midwest Electronics Recycling (operating as ARCOA Group) provides IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling services for businesses with retired technology assets. Its offerings include secure data destruction, equipment relocation logistics, product destruction, and asset remarketing designed to maximize residual value while ensuring regulatory and environmental compliance.

Product overview

ARCOA is a technology asset recovery and recycling company offering an integrated suite of services for end-of-life IT asset management. The portfolio consists of five core service offerings—IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), Electronics Recycling, Cybersecurity (data destruction), Specialized Logistics, and Product Destruction—all designed to work together as a unified solution from asset decommissioning through final recycling or remarketing. A related sub-brand, Midwest Copier Exchange, extends the company's reach into office equipment remarketing and recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Asset Disposition

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Midwest Copier ExchangeminorOthersRelated company entity under the ARCOA umbrella. Midwest Copier Exchange operates as a separate brand (midwestcopier.com) focused on copier equipment, located at 18000 E. 40th., Building 23 Unit C, Aurora, CO 80011.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DataSpan: ITAD and data center decommissioning provider offering secure chain-of-custody logistics, data sanitization, and asset remarketing. Comparable service portfolio with enterprise customer focus.
• Cascade Asset Management: Mid-sized ITAD provider offering enterprise asset disposition, data destruction, and electronics recycling with regional processing facilities. Closest direct peer to ARCOA in scale and service mix.
• Sunnking: Regional electronics recycler and ITAD provider in the Northeast US with R2 and e-Stewards certifications. Closely comparable operating model and certification stack to ARCOA, but in a different geography.
• Ecycle Solutions: Mid-market ITAD and electronics recycling provider offering certified data destruction, asset recovery, and recycling services. Direct competitor in the same mid-market and enterprise tier.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global ITAD and e-waste recycling provider offering data destruction, asset recovery, and remarketing services to enterprise customers. Directly comparable to ARCOA across the full ITAD service stack but at significantly larger scale.
• All Green Electronics Recycling: National electronics recycling and ITAD provider with R2 certification and a focus on enterprise and government customers. Comparable service mix and certification orientation to ARCOA.
• Global Resale: ITAD company focused on enterprise asset recovery, remarketing, and data destruction with NAID AAA certification. Overlapping product offering and target customer base with ARCOA.

Broad incumbents

• HPE Asset Upcycling Services: OEM-driven IT asset disposition and remarketing program with global reach. Competes with ARCOA for enterprise refresh-cycle volume but is channeled through HPE hardware sales.
• Iron Mountain Asset Lifecycle Management: Public records management and data protection company that has expanded into ITAD including secure data destruction and asset disposition. Broad incumbent with national footprint and enterprise relationships in the same buyer procurement motions as ARCOA.
• Dell Asset Recovery & Recycling: OEM-led IT asset take-back and recycling program run by Dell for enterprise customers. Adjacent competitor and a potential channel partner depending on enterprise procurement structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arcoagroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/ARCOAGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/midwest-electronics-recycling

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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