Chicago-based Greenway Metal Recycling now accepts electronic scrap from commercial and industrial customers, widening the range of materials it handles as businesses replace computers, printers, servers and other equipment more frequently.
The move was announced alongside the launch of a redesigned company website, which Greenway said is intended to give customers clearer information about accepted materials, recycling processes and contact procedures.
The company said electronic materials now accepted include motherboards, central processing units, printers and other mixed electronic components generated by commercial and industrial facilities. In a statement, the company said, “As companies replace computers, printers, servers and other electronic devices more frequently, the volume of electronic waste has steadily increased.”
Greenway tied the expansion to a waste stream that has become more prominent as organizations retire hardware more often and face tighter expectations around disposal. The company also said that “environmental regulations and data security considerations have made proper disposal more important than ever.”
The announcement did not provide processing volumes, capital spending figures or executive comment, but it said the addition of e-scrap followed internal planning and operational preparation. Greenway also said the website will serve partly as an educational resource for businesses evaluating disposal options and compliance requirements.
Greenway Metal Recycling is a commercial and industrial scrap processor serving customers throughout Illinois and the broader Midwest. The Chicago company is jointly owned by Sims Ltd., the global metals recycling firm, and Joseph Skowronski, a veteran of Acme Refining.
Broader market context
The expansion comes as Sims, a Sydney, Australia-based metals and electronics recycling company, has reported stronger results in parts of its technology recycling business.
In its fiscal 2025 full-year results released Aug. 19, Sims said revenue rose 4.1% from the prior year to $7.494 billion, while its North America Metals segment posted revenue of $4.5036 billion and underlying earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $80.1 million. The company said the improvement in North America Metals was driven by stronger non-ferrous pricing and volumes along with higher trading margin and a strategy that emphasized sourcing unprocessed material over processed scrap.
Sims also reported stronger performance in Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS), its technology circularity and IT asset disposition business. The company said SLS underlying EBIT rose to $32.6 million in fiscal 2025 from $17.7 million a year earlier, while processed repurposed units increased 44.3%. The increase was driven by higher demand for memory module repurposing and resale, while growing hyperscaler activity and US data center expansion tied to artificial intelligence broadened the division’s addressable market.
In comments accompanying the company’s more recent half-year reporting, Sims CEO Stephen Mikkelsen said, “The extraordinary demand for artificial intelligence chips has in turn driven the demand for high-quality used DDR4 chips, and SLS is well-positioned to benefit from the significant increase in DDR4 prices, specifically, and more generally the rise in all hardware prices.”
Greenway said its website launch and e-scrap expansion reflect continued investment in infrastructure and service capacity. In the statement, it said the move responds to rising volumes of obsolete electronics generated by business operations along with growing regulatory and data security requirements tied to equipment disposal.
“As material streams and regulatory expectations evolve, the company intends to adapt its systems accordingly while maintaining clear communication with its commercial and industrial partners,” the company said.
