Frequently Asked Questions

Our facility is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; however, receiving is only available from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

C&I is located in northern Vanderburgh County, Indiana at 424 E Inglefield Rd, Suite 101, Evansville, IN 47725.

Recycling in general is good practice. As populations grow and resources become more limited, developing a sustainable society becomes increasingly important. 

It is even more important to recycle electronics due to the non-biodegradable, and even hazardous, materials used to make them.

Also, in many states, such as Indiana, there are laws that prohibit landfilling electronics.

• Lead, mercury, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants are common substances of concern used in electronics. While these substances play an important role in the performance for our electronic devices they also present environmental and safety hazards after the devices are discarded.
• Lead was used for decades in TVs and computer monitors utilizing cathode ray tubes or CRTs. Depending upon age, CRTs can contain as much as seven pounds of lead.
• Mercury is a common substance used in fluorescent bulbs and can also be found in certain monitors, TVs, and notebooks
• Brominated flame retardants are widely used to make casing or housing for electronic equipment and sheathing for cables. This is especially true for older products.
• Cadmium was widely used in Ni-Cad rechargeable batteries for laptops and other portables. Newer batteries (nickel-metal hydride and lithium ion) do not contain cadmium; however, they may pose greater safety risks due to their more reactive chemistry.
• The EPA provides additional information on the hazards of e-waste and options for recycling https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/cleaning-electronic-waste-e-waste

In addition to being an Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) registered facility for storing and processing e-waste, C&I holds R2v3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001: 2018, which are the internationally recognized certifications for responsible recycling and quality, environmental, health, and safety management systems. We are regularly audited by third-party organizations to ensure our processes are meeting these standards. Our strict No-Export and No-Landfill policies ensure all electronic devices that enter our facility are properly recycled, reused, or resold without ever being shipped to a landfill or a developing country.

In addition to our environmental, safety, and quality certifications, C&I also maintains i-Sigma’s NAID AAA certification which is the gold standard for data destruction.

Our standards are in place to provide our clients with the confidence that their equipment is processed to the highest secure, ethical, and environmental standards possible.

C&I provides customers an environmentally sustainable path to dispose of their retired assets all while maintaining the highest standards for data security and destruction.

C&I follows National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-88 “Guidelines for Media Sanitization” as it pertains to data sanitization and destruction.

With regard to electronic sanitization C&I employs the gold standard in data erasure software that securely overwrites data across the entire storage drive rendering data permanently unrecoverable.

When it comes to physically destroying data storage devices C&I employs specialized shredding equipment that reduces the storage media to tiny fragments.

C&I is one of the only certified electronics recycling and data destruction facilities in the region. C&I follows the NIST Special Publication 800-88, “Guidelines for Media Sanitization” which is the industry gold standard. Our processes comply with applicable regulations, including but not limited to, HIPPA Privacy Regulations, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. We take your data security seriously from the moment of acceptance to its final disposition.

Yes! We realize that data security means something different for everyone. Our mobile shredder allows us to bring the data destruction to you. Customers are also welcome to witness destruction at our facility.

C&I offers full-service pickups for corporations that need to clear out their used electronics or old assets. If you’re already a customer, call or email us to schedule a pickup time with us. If you’re not currently a customer of ours, please visit our “Contact Us” page or call (812) 423-9166 and we will get you started!

Yes, when you recycle your electronics with C&I, we will provide you with a general itemized list of what you recycled and confirmation that any data the item contained was properly destroyed.

If you’d like to host a recycling event for your employees, contact C&I to see how we can help!

Yes, C&I can handle all the labor when it comes to removing electronics from your facility. We also offer gaylords and pallets to assist in the collection of electronics.

For Vanderburgh County residents we work with the Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District to host recycling events (see our events page). For more information on these events, including accepted items, location and dates, please visit Evansville’s Solid Waste Management webpage or check out the events page on our website.

C&I also works with surrounding county solid waste districts to collect e-waste. If you live outside of Vanderburgh County please contact your local solid waste district to find out about recycling options.

No, C&I sanitizes or destroys data containing media for all customers whether commercial or residential.