Abt Electronics Unveils 30,000-Square-Foot Onsite Recycling Center
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
b'GLENVIEW, Ill., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Known for its expansive green initiatives , 85-year-old Abt Electronics , the largest independently-owned, single-location retailer of electronics, appliances, and home goods in the country debutsa larger recycling center, becoming more efficient in its waste management and expanding its commitment to sustainability.\nAbt constructed its first onsite, 12,000-square-foot recycling center in 2008.
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- b'GLENVIEW, Ill., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Known for its expansive green initiatives , 85-year-old Abt Electronics , the largest independently-owned, single-location retailer of electronics, appliances, and home goods in the country debutsa larger recycling center, becoming more efficient in its waste management and expanding its commitment to sustainability.\nAbt constructed its first onsite, 12,000-square-foot recycling center in 2008.
- The new recycling center, nearly three times larger, features state-of-the-art equipment including a GreenMax machine for recycling Styrofoam.
- The center also has an Auger Compactor, a heavy-duty machine designed for compacting large volumes of waste materials.\n"This was a significant, but important investment for the company," said Mike Abt, co-president of Abt Electronics.
- Abt also has an on-premises 30,000-square-foot recycling center that takes in over 8,500 tons of waste per year including 95 percent of the company\'s own waste.