Data destruction
Making the data on old drives and devices unrecoverable — by software erasure, shredding or degaussing — usually with a certificate as proof.
This page includes: Data erasure, On-site shredding, Off-site shredding, Degaussing.
449 companies offering data destruction
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As stated by each company. Want them by distance? Search with your postcode.
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Box-it Ireland
Magherafelt · N Ireland
Magherafelt document storage and confidential shredding company that also offers secure hard-drive destruction for businesses.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Brackley Recycling
Brackley · E Midlands
Local Brackley firm that collects and recycles IT and e-waste from businesses and households, physically destroys hard drives and shreds confidential paper.
- Paid collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Bradshaw Shredding
Halesowen, Stafford, Leicester and 1 more · W Midlands
Regional shredding service from the Bradshaw group that arranges certified destruction of hard drives, computers, phones and media for homes and businesses.
- Paid collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Bridge The Gap
Dalston · London
Charity / social enterprise
Hackney community interest company that refurbishes donated laptops, phones and tablets and sells them at subsidised prices to people in digital poverty.
- Collection not stated
- Individuals
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Bristol Waste Company
Bristol · South West
Bristol City Council-owned waste company offering business IT asset disposal and an IT reuse scheme that donates refurbished devices locally.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Business2Schools
London · LondonCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
National charity that rehomes businesses' surplus laptops, PCs and office furniture in state schools, with data erasure of donated computers.
- Paid collection
- No drop-off
- Businesses only
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Buy IT Back
Burnham-on-Crouch · EastCovers the whole UK
Essex IT buy-back firm, trading since 1992, that collects, data-erases or shreds and resells redundant business IT and data centre kit.
- Free collection
- Businesses only
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Byebyte
London, Nottingham · LondonCovers the whole UK
London-based free IT, AV and PA equipment collection service that wipes or shreds drives, refurbishes kit for charities and schools, and recycles the rest.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Byteback
Bristol · South West
Bristol data destruction and IT recycling firm, operating since 2002, that reuses most of what it collects through a local computer reuse project.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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C2 IT Asset Disposal (C2KIT)
Epsom · South East
Surrey IT asset disposal and refurbishment firm that collects, wipes, remanufactures and resells business laptops and desktops, donating some to local schoolchildren.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Cambridge Computer Recycling
Cambridge · East
Long-running Cambridge computer recycler offering free collections across East Anglia, drop-offs and certified destruction of data-bearing media.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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Cameo
Broughton Astley · E MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Leicestershire white-label, channel-only IT services firm (since 1989) whose services include secure data disposal, repurposing and resale of hardware.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Capital IT Recycling
Horley · South EastCovers the whole UK
Surrey-based IT recycler offering free nationwide collection, certified data destruction and UK refurbishment of redundant business IT.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Catbytes
Crofton Park · London
Charity / social enterprise
Lewisham digital-inclusion charity that takes donated laptops, tablets and phones from people and companies, wipes them and gives them to residents in need.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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CCL (North)
Irvine · ScotlandCovers the whole UK
Irvine-based IT asset disposal and WEEE recycling company with its own SEPA-licensed treatment facility.
- Paid collection
- Businesses only
AATF — verified on the SEPA AATF register (Jan 2026 edition) ADISA Essentials · Silver — verified on the ADISA Certification register Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked SEPA licence — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +4 more
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Centrex (Centrex Lifecycle Solutions)
Milton Keynes, Ashington · South EastCovers the whole UK
IT field-service and logistics group that also runs a managed collection, data-erasure and refurbishment service for redundant business IT.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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Chaps IT Recycling
Sheffield · YorkshireCovers the whole UK
Sheffield ITAD company offering collection, data destruction and resale of business IT, with drop-off and mail-in for the public.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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CHC ITAD (CHC WEEE)
Bridgnorth · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Bridgnorth company offering business IT collections with Blancco data erasure and WEEE-compliant recycling.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
ADISA Essentials · Silver — verified on the ADISA Certification register Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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CiLifecycle (Centerprise International)
Basingstoke, Ystrad Mynach · South EastCovers the whole UK
The ITAD division of IT maker and services firm Centerprise International, processing business and public-sector IT at an ADISA-certified site in South Wales.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 register ADISA 8.0 · DIAL 3 — verified on the ADISA Certification register ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +4 more
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Circular Computing (A2C Services)
Portsmouth · South EastCovers the whole UK
Portsmouth laptop remanufacturer whose ITAD programme collects, audits, wipes and redeploys used business laptops, which it sells as BSI Kitemark-certified remanufactured devices.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Cyber Essentials — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Circular IT group (formerly Re-Tek)
East Kilbride, Bristol · ScotlandCovers the whole UK
East Kilbride-based IT asset disposal business, formerly Re-Tek, now the UK arm of the Dutch-led Circular IT group.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
AATF — verified on the SEPA AATF register (Jan 2026 edition) ADISA Essentials · Gold — verified on the ADISA Certification register Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +4 more
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Circulus (formerly WEEE Scotland)
Glasgow · Scotland
Govan-based WEEE treatment facility and IT asset disposal company, rebranded from WEEE Scotland, focused on repair and remanufacture.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
AATF — verified on the SEPA AATF register (Jan 2026 edition) SEPA licence — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +2 more
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CJM Recycling
Wallsend · North EastCovers the whole UK
Wallsend waste and plastics recycler that also offers business WEEE recycling, IT asset disposition and hard-drive shredding.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 45001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Clearcut Confidential Waste
Ferndown · South West
Ferndown confidential waste company that collects and shreds paperwork and physically destroys hard drives, SSDs and laptops for a published price.
- Paid collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Comm-Tech
London · London
Charity / social enterprise
Streatham-based IT charity, mainly an IT support provider for non-profits, that also arranges paid collection, recycling and data destruction of redundant business IT in London.
- Paid collection
- Businesses only
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Community Computers
Stockport · North West
Charity / social enterprise
Stockport charity project that collects and wipes business IT, refurbishes it and gives devices to people and groups in need.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Cyber Essentials — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Community TechAid
London · London
Charity / social enterprise
Brixton-based charity that takes donated laptops, tablets and phones, wipes and refurbishes them, and gives them to people in digital poverty.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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Complete Computing SW
Bideford · South West
Bideford computer repair shop that takes in old computer equipment for free disposal, with data wiping and optional certificates.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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ComplyIT
Stockton-on-Tees · North EastCovers the whole UK
Teesside IT asset disposal firm that collects business IT across mainland Britain, wipes or shreds data and resells working equipment.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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Compritech
London · LondonCovers the whole UK
Park Royal-based IT asset disposition and infrastructure services firm offering business collections, onsite hard-drive shredding and data-centre decommissioning.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register