About Chicago Shredder
Built in Chicago. Trusted by businesses across the Midwest for secure, documented recycling and data destruction.
Built from the Ground Up
Chicago Shredder was founded by Mark Domnenko after he saw a gap in the Chicago market: businesses needed one partner for electronics recycling, hard drive destruction, and data security under a single chain of custody.
- 2008
The gap Mark saw
Mark Domnenko started his recycling business journey after seeing Chicago companies juggle separate vendors for electronics recycling, hard drive destruction, and data security.
- 2011
AVA Recycling founded
AVA Recycling became the anchor company and grew into one of Chicago's largest ITAD and electronics recycling operations. Chicago Shredder was the focused secure destruction and ITAD brand within that umbrella.
- 2010s
Growth across the metro
More trucks, more service categories, and more of the Chicago metro covered. ByMark Ventures served as the holding umbrella during those years. The model stayed the same: one vendor, one certificate, one point of accountability.
- 2025
STS Recycling Family
AVA Recycling's operations and brands merged into the STS Recycling Family, a national electronics recycling and ITAD network headquartered in Jacksonville, Texas. The local team and daily Chicago routes stayed in place.
What We Stand For
Security
Every job involves sensitive data or hazardous materials. We treat both with the same standard: documented processes, chain of custody, and a certificate at the end.
Sustainability
We're in the business of keeping harmful materials out of landfills and ecosystems. Every pickup helps divert lead, mercury, cadmium, and rare earth materials from Illinois landfills.
Service
One truck. One partner. One certificate. The service model was built to eliminate the headache of managing multiple recycling vendors, so you can focus on your business.
Standards We Align To
Chicago Shredder is part of the STS Recycling Family. Materials collected in Chicago are staged locally and processed through the STS network. The local team and daily routes stay here.
For data destruction, our Addison, IL facility uses an on-site hard drive crusher aligned to DoD-standard requirements, with processes designed to support HIPAA, GLBA, and SOX compliance requirements. Physical destruction is available on-site, witnessed, with no drives leaving intact.
Industry reference standard for media sanitization. Destruction methods are aligned with this standard.
Guidelines for media sanitization. Wiping and destruction processes follow these guidelines.
On-site hard drive crusher for witnessed physical destruction. No drives leave the facility intact.
Certificate of destruction and recycling documentation issued for compliance files.
DoD 5220.22-M and NIST SP 800-88 are industry reference standards, not independently held certifications. Chicago Shredder processes are aligned with these guidelines as part of the STS compliance framework.
Work With Us
Get a free quote for recycling or data destruction. We serve businesses across the Chicago metro.
Part of the STS Recycling Family. All electronics are processed through STS Electronic Recycling, Inc.'s facility.