Recycling

RECYCLE FOR A
REASON

Recycle for a Reason is Garvey's Office Products toner and electronics recycling program. Each quarter, we collect used toner cartridges, flattened cardboard boxes and used electronics that our customers want to recycle. We pool all of these items together to raise money for local charitable organizations and keep the unwanted items out of landfills. Individually the rebate on recycled cartridges and electronics is not much, but when accumulated over time, it can make a difference!

OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT

Housing &
Homelessness

Contributed $141,849

Community
Development

Contributed $49,898

Domestic
Violence

Contributed $11,052

Mental Health

Contributed $28,732

Refugees

Contributed $9,834

Education

Contributed $24,328

Youth Services

Contributed $43,874

Elderly Care

Contributed $21,153

Healthcare & Research

Contributed $68,737

Together through our Recycle for a Reason program, we have now funded over 30 amazing local charities.

Keep making a difference in our community.

In 2024, We will be raising money for:

1st Qtr: $2,500.00

2nd Qtr: $2,500.00

3rd Qtr: $2,500.00

4th Qtr: TBD

Recycle Right: Garvey's Recycling Guidelines

We have guidelines on what we can and cannot collect for our recycling program.

Items We Will Accept For Recycling

InkJet Toners

Copier Toners

Hard Drives

Modems

Printers

Fax Machines

Mouse/Mice

Telephones

DVD Players

Microwaves

LaserJet Toners

Flattened Cardboard

Routers

Servers

Copy Machines

Keyboards

Cables/Cords

Cell Phones

Toaster Ovens

Flatscreen Monitors

Prohibited Items We Will NOT Accept

No Batteries

No Televisions

No Furniture

No Bulky Monitors

No Light Bulbs

No Glass

No Styrofoam

Hassle-Free Recycling
Pick-Up Just for You!

In order to keep this program viable and be able to raise fund for these local charities, we ask that we pick-up recycling when we are dropping off an office supply order to you.

1st Quarter Recipient: The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn

During the 1st quarter of 2024, we collected empty toner cartridges and donated electronics for The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn. The mission of The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn is to partner with families and community and provide a strong educational foundation to prepare children for future success. The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn provides a nurturing, inclusive, developmentally appropriate atmosphere for children, while supporting parents and caregivers in their critical role as their child's first teacher. They respect the child as a unique and special individual. They encourage families to help their children celebrate their culture, enjoy life, learn to accept themselves and others, and prepare them for academic success. All programs are bilingual (Spanish/English). They provide educational, play-based childcare, full and half-day Head Start and Preschool for all classrooms and home-based, child development and parenting programs.

To read more about this local charity, visit: The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn.

2nd Quarter Recipient: Aids Foundation Chicago

During the 2nd quarter of 2024, we collected empty toner cartridges and donated electronics for AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC). The mission of AFC is to mobilizes communities to create equity and justice for people living with and vulnerable to HIV or chronic conditions. In 1985, physicians, advocates and community members came together to form AFC to support the HIV community. More than 35 years later, AFC continues this critical lifesaving work to end the HIV epidemic and ensure everyone has a home in Chicago and beyond. All of AFC's programs support their mission and all who work for, or on behalf of, the organization understand and are loyal to that mission and purpose.

To read more about this local charity, visit: AIDS Foundation Chicago.

3rd Quarter Recipient: Haymarket Center

During the 3rd quarter of 2024, we will collected empty toner cartridges and donated electronics for Haymarket Center. The mission of Haymarket Center is to aid people with substance use disorders in their recovery by providing comprehensive behavioral health solutions. Haymarket Center was founded in 1975 by the late Monsignor Ignatius McDermott and Dr. James West. Msgr. McDermott's and Dr. West's understanding of addiction as a disease provided the motivation for their call for treatment in lieu of criminalization. This fundamental perspective continues to guide Haymarket Center in pioneering innovative, high quality, community-based behavioral health programs that are gender responsive, culturally appropriate and population specific. Although Haymarket serves primarily persons experiencing homelessness and/or poverty, many with justice system backgrounds, from the south and west side communities of Chicago, it extends its services to the entirety of Illinois. Since its inception Haymarket Center has remained wholeheartedly devoted to identifying and designing new and progressive methods for furthering our founding mission: "to aid people with chemical dependency in their recovery by providing a continuum of optimal professional care that is responsive to the identified needs of the community."

To read more about this local charity, visit: Haymarket Center.

4th Quarter Recipient: Our Aftermath

During the 4th quarter of 2024, we will be collecting empty toner cartridges and donated electronics for Our Aftermath. Aftermath is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to support communities impacted by mass shootings and to share stories told by survivors about their experience living in the aftermath. Aftermath's central mission revolves around dismantling barriers that could obstruct individuals or communities from accessing critical crisis care, particularly in the aftermath of mass shootings.

To read more about this local charity, visit: Our Aftermath.