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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Computacenter Circular Services (formerly RDC)
Braintree · EastCovers the whole UK
Computacenter's IT asset recovery division, run from a large processing centre in Braintree, that collects, sanitises, redeploys, resells or recycles corporate IT.
- 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 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 45001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +3 more
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Computer Aid International
London, Manchester · LondonCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
London-headquartered international charity that takes redundant business IT, has it wiped and refurbished by its ITAD partner in Manchester, and supplies the computers to schools and non-profits in the UK and overseas.
- Paid collection
- Businesses only
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Computer Club
Stockport · North West
Stockport refurbished-IT seller that also offers business IT recycling, certified data destruction and buy-back.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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Computer Disposal Experts
Burntwood · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Burntwood-based ITAD company offering mostly free nationwide business IT collections, certified erasure, on-site or off-site shredding and buy-back rebates.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses only
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 +3 more
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Computer Hub Recycling (CHR)
Swindon · South WestCovers the whole UK
Swindon IT recycling company offering free collections for 20+ items, data erasure, hard drive shredding and resale of used equipment.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Computer Recyclers UK (CRUK)
Penygraig · WalesCovers the whole UK
Rhondda-based family IT asset disposal company, established 2002, offering certified data destruction and refurbished computers via its Get Online @ Home scheme.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 register ADISA 8.0 · DIAL 2 — 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 +3 more
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Computer Recycling Edinburgh
Edinburgh · Scotland
Edinburgh computer recycler, running since 2008, that wipes, repairs and rehomes laptops and PCs, with a city-centre drop-off for small devices.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Computer Recycling Services
Dundee · Scotland
Dundee SEPA-approved WEEE treatment facility recycling and refurbishing IT equipment, with data erasure and hard drive destruction.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register AATF — verified on the SEPA AATF register (Jan 2026 edition) SEPA registration — verified on the SEPA public register SEPA registration — verified on the SEPA public register Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Computer Waste Ltd
Middleton · North WestCovers the whole UK
Middleton (Rochdale) IT recycler in business since 2005, offering collections, data sanitisation, shredding and remarketing.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ADISA 8.0 · DIAL 2 — 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 +1 more
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Computer Waste Recycling
Leicester, London · E MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Leicester-based IT recycling and data destruction company with a London office, offering free nationwide business collections, wiping, shredding and refurbishment.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- 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 +4 more
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Computers 4 Good
Maidstone · South EastCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
Maidstone technology charity (formerly Computers 4 Charity) that wipes, refurbishes and donates unwanted computers to charities and community groups.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Computers for Charities
Hailsham · South EastCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
East Sussex charity that collects donated business IT, shreds drives, refurbishes computers for charities and schools, and recycles the rest.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses only
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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ComputeUK
Fakenham · East
Long-established Fakenham, Norfolk computer recycler collecting IT equipment from businesses and households with data destruction.
- Collection not stated
- 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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Comtek Network Systems
Deeside · WalesCovers the whole UK
Deeside specialist in repairing, refurbishing and reselling telecoms and network hardware that also decommissions server and network estates, wipes or shreds drives and recycles what cannot be reused.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 register
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Concept Management
Bolton · North WestCovers the whole UK
Bolton ITAD and WEEE treatment company offering free collection of qualifying IT, data destruction and reuse.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register AATF — verified on the Environment Agency AATF public register (September 2026 edition) ATF / permit — verified on the Environment Agency public register of permits ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +3 more
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Confidential Information Destruction (C-I-D)
Rotherham · Yorkshire
Rotherham shredding company that destroys hard drives, tapes, CDs and memory sticks as well as paper, with free collection across about 100 miles of South Yorkshire.
- Free collection
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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Confidential Shredding Co NI
Dungannon · N Ireland
Dungannon confidential shredding company that also destroys hard drives and other digital media, mainly a paper-shredding business.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Control Alt Repeat
Lancaster · North West
Lancaster workshop offering free local IT collections, certified data wiping or drive destruction, refurbishment and resale, plus repairs.
- 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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Converge (formerly Stone Group)
Stafford, Bathgate · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Stafford-based IT supplier (Stone Group, now trading as Converge) running an in-house AATF for free business IT collections, Blancco erasure, refurbishment and rebates.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register AATF — verified on the Environment Agency AATF public register (September 2026 edition) ATF / permit — verified on the Environment Agency public register of permits ADISA 8.0 · DIAL 3 — verified on the ADISA Certification register SEPA registration — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +3 more
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Countrywide Metals
Birmingham · W Midlands
Birmingham scrap metal yard that also offers IT equipment collection, hard drive shredding and WEEE recycling for schools and businesses.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
ATF / permit — verified on the Environment Agency public register of permits
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Covenco
Banbury · South EastCovers the whole UK
Banbury IT infrastructure and hardware broker whose ITAD service decommissions, wipes or crushes and buys back enterprise IT equipment.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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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CPR Computer Recycling
Godstone · South East
Charity / social enterprise
Non-profit Surrey computer refurbisher offering free collections for organisations across London and the South East and a drop-off for the public.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Cross Cut Shredding
Yeovil · South West
Yeovil confidential shredding company that also destroys hard drives and electronic media, with a drop-in centre.
- Paid collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Crown Information Management
Enfield, Ruislip, Livingston and 8 more · LondonCovers the whole UK
National records-management company, part of the Crown Worldwide Group, that also collects and destroys hard drives, tapes and other IT equipment and recycles the remains.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register SEPA registration — verified on the SEPA public register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Crown Workspace
Enfield, London, Manchester and 4 more · LondonCovers the whole UK
Enfield-headquartered office relocation and workplace services firm that wipes, refurbishes, resells, donates and recycles redundant business IT through its Renew IT and IT Resale services.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ISO 14001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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CRTUK
Warrington · North WestCovers the whole UK
Warrington ICT recycler offering mostly free collections, data wiping and refurbishment, with drop-off by appointment.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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CtrlAltRecycling
Cheltenham · South West
Cheltenham IT asset disposal company offering free collections, certified data erasure, drive shredding and resale with profit share.
- Free collection
- Businesses only
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 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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Cumbria Recycling (CRL)
Workington · North West
Charity / social enterprise
Workington social enterprise that collects, refurbishes and recycles IT and electrical waste, with Blancco data wiping and a reuse showroom.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
AATF — verified on the Environment Agency AATF public register (September 2026 edition) ATF / permit — verified on the Environment Agency public register of permits Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Cynnal IT and Recycling
Holyhead · WalesCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
Holyhead community interest company that collects, wipes, repairs and resells IT and electrical equipment alongside IT installation work.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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D&D E-Waste Solutions
Lurgan · N Ireland
Lurgan-based small business collecting e-waste and IT equipment across Northern Ireland, with data wiping or shredding and published collection prices.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses & individuals
NIEA — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked