Prodige Processing Inc.

What Prodige Processing Inc. does

Prodige Processing Inc. is a family-owned e-waste services provider founded in 2010 and headquartered in Harvard, Illinois, with an additional warehouse facility in Alden, Illinois. The company collects, recycles, and performs data destruction on IT hardware and electronics for businesses and schools, operating across the Midwest region (Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, and Missouri). Its service portfolio centers on scheduled on-site pickup of computer equipment and electronics, NIST-compliant data destruction with certificates of recycling and data destruction, and downstream routing of non-reusable equipment to an R2 certified recycler. Additional offerings include equipment purchase/liquidation for closing organizations, clean-out services for moves and building clearances, and appointment-based drop-off at the Alden warehouse.

The business model is a freemium professional-services structure: most pickup services are free, with revenue generated from fees on harder-to-recycle items (TVs and CRT tube monitors), per-item fees for physical hard-drive destruction, and the occasional purchase/resale of large lots of newer iSeries PCs and laptops. Go-to-market is an enterprise/B2B field-sales motion — crews are dispatched to customer locations on a scheduled basis, supported by a Shopify-powered website that functions as a marketing, information, and scheduling portal. The company's core technology layer is intentionally commodity: industry-standard software and procedures for NIST-compliant wiping and physical destruction, with no proprietary platform or AI/ML components described. Customer segments are split between vertical-focused primary targets (businesses and schools) and a secondary long-tail of individuals and small operations using the warehouse drop-off service, with stated reach across hundreds of organizations.

Name

Prodige Processing Inc.

Legal name

Prodige Processing Inc.

Website

https://prodigeprocessing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prodige Processing Inc. is a family-owned Midwest e-waste services company founded in 2010 that provides on-site pickup, NIST-compliant data destruction, and recycling of IT equipment for businesses and schools across Illinois, Wisconsin, and neighboring states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

E-Waste Recycling and IT Asset Disposition Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

akta.pro primary industry

E-waste Collection, Aggregation & Reverse Logistics (BPALAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI), Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ), Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA)

Keywords

• E-waste recycling services
• IT asset disposition
• Data destruction services
• Electronics pickup services
• Computer recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Harvard

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. E-Waste Pickup and Recycling Services: The company provides free pickup of computer equipment and electronics from businesses and schools. Revenue is generated through fees charged for items that are costly to recycle (TVs and CRT tube monitors) and for physical destruction of hard drives and other data-containing items. The company also purchases large lots of newer iSeries PCs and laptops, and offers liquidation services for closing businesses or schools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Prodige Processing Inc. provides on-site pickup, recycling, and data-destruction services for IT hardware and electronics from organizations across the Midwest. The company focuses on reusing working equipment and de-manufacturing non-reusable items to send to an R2 certified recycler, with NIST-compliant hard-drive data destruction and optional physical destruction for a per-item fee.

Product overview

Prodige Processing Inc. operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core service portfolio centers on E-Waste Pickup Services, which serves as the primary engagement vehicle for businesses and schools needing computer equipment and electronics recycling. This is supported by Data Destruction Services and Equipment Reuse and Recycling, which handle the downstream processing of collected materials. Additional add-on services include Equipment Purchase and Liquidation for companies/schools closing down, Clean-out Services for moves or building clearances, and Drop-off Service for customers preferring to deliver materials directly. The services are delivered through a network of pickup scheduling, on-site collection crews, and an R2 certified recycling partner, all coordinated through the company's Shopify-based e-commerce platform for scheduling and customer management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Waste Pickup Services Scheduled collection and removal of computer equipment and electronics from businesses and schools across the Midwest, including Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, and Missouri, with bins, pallets, pallet boxes, packing assistance, and truck loading provided on-site.
• Data Destruction Services Free NIST-compliant data destruction for hard drives using industry-standard software and procedures, with optional paid physical destruction for drives that cannot be wiped, and certificates of recycling and data destruction available on request.
• Equipment Reuse and Recycling Downstream processing of collected equipment that prioritizes putting computers, monitors, and other devices back into reuse, with non-reusable items de-manufactured and sent to a third-party R2 certified recycler for state- and federal-compliant recycling.
• Equipment Purchase and Liquidation Purchase of large lots of newer iSeries PCs, laptops, and other equipment, plus full liquidation services for closing businesses or schools covering fork trucks, machinery, warehouse racking, IT equipment, office electronics, and industrial kitchen equipment.
• Clean-out Services Crew and box truck services for clearing out computer equipment and electronics during moves, from storage rooms, or full building clearances, including provision of pallets, pallet boxes, and pallet wrap.
• Drop-off Service Appointment-based drop-off of e-waste items at the Alden, IL warehouse for recycling, offered in addition to the on-site pickup service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevents millions of pounds of computer equipment and electronics from ending up in landfills annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• R2 Certified RecyclerminorOthersFor equipment that cannot be put back into reuse, Prodige Processing de-manufactures items into individual components and sends them to a third-party R2 certified recycler to be recycled in accordance with state and federal regulations. This ensures hardware is never dumped in landfills and is handled legally and ecologically.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Ecoatm: Consumer electronics trade-in and recycling platform with kiosk-based collection and a national footprint. Adjacent to Prodige's small-scale consumer drop-off service, but focused on consumer devices and resale rather than B2B IT asset disposition.

Direct peers

• HOBI International: R2-certified IT asset disposition provider offering pickup, data destruction, refurbishment/resale, and recycling services. Direct competitor to Prodige with a similar reuse-first philosophy and enterprise/institutional customer base.
• Cascade Environmental Services: Regional electronics recycler offering IT asset disposition, data destruction, and e-waste pickup services to businesses and institutions. Operates in a similar niche to Prodige, with comparable service offerings around reuse, secure data wiping, and downstream certified recycling.
• CompuCycle: R2-certified ITAD provider offering e-waste pickup, secure data destruction, and equipment reuse/refurbishment to enterprise and institutional clients. Closely mirrors Prodige's service bundle (pickup + NIST data destruction + reuse-first disposition), though at larger scale.
• Vintage Tech Recyclers: IT asset disposition and electronics recycler providing pickup, data destruction, and reuse-focused processing. Comparable to Prodige across core service lines, with broader geographic reach across the central U.S.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management Inc. Largest U.S. waste services company with electronics recycling and secure data destruction offerings for businesses and institutions. Overlaps with Prodige on collection, recycling, and data destruction, but as an ancillary service within a national hauling operation.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global ITAD provider offering enterprise-scale IT asset disposition, data destruction, and e-waste recycling through certified facilities. Overlaps with Prodige on data destruction and electronics recycling but operates as a multi-national incumbent rather than a regional specialist.
• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI): One of the largest e-waste recyclers in the U.S., operating R2- and RIOS-certified facilities with nationwide pickup and processing. Directly comparable to Prodige's e-waste pickup, data destruction, and R2-certified recycling model, but at significantly larger national scale.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. waste and recycling services company with e-waste and electronics recycling programs. Comparable to Prodige at the recycling service layer, but as part of a much broader municipal and commercial waste portfolio rather than a specialized ITAD focus.

Regional players

• Great Lakes Electronics Recycling: Electronics recycler serving the Midwest region with pickup and drop-off services for businesses, schools, and households. Geographic and service overlap with Prodige's Midwest footprint makes it a direct regional competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/prodigeprocessing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prodige-processing-inc

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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