Midwest Electronic Recovery is Iowa’s largest computer and electronics equipment recycler. MER recycles all types of e-waste and specializes in the cathode ray tube, or CRT found in computer monitors and televisions. MER provides a full line of electronic recycling services and options.
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Iowa’s Largest Electronic Recycling Center
Providing Electronic Waste Recycling Solutions for Communities
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Percentage: 10% Found in: The highest concentration of lead in
Percentage: 0.01% Found in: Mercury is found in batteries, on
Percentage: 0.01% Found in: Cadmium is found in the phosphor c
Percentage: 23% Found in: Plastics are used in nearly every pa
Found in: Brominated flame retardants are used as an additive t
Percentage: 0.002% Found in: Printed circuit boards and transi
Percentage: 0.02% Found in: Beryllium is used to increase the
Percentage: 0.01% Found in: Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium VI)
Percentage: 0.04% Found in: Barium is used in the vacuum tubes