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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Nanosoft
Maldon · EastCovers the whole UK
Maldon, Essex ITAD provider with its own crews and facility, offering NIST 800-88 sanitisation, destruction, remarketing and full audit packs across the UK and EU.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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 ISO 45001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +1 more
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National Asset Disposals
Stafford · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Stafford-based IT disposal company offering free UK-wide collections, certified data wiping, degaussing and shredding, and refurbishment for resale.
- Free collection
- 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 Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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National IT Disposal
Trafford Park · North WestCovers the whole UK
Manchester-based IT disposal firm offering free UK-wide collections, NIST 800-88 erasure or destruction, and refurbishment.
- Free collection
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Cyber Essentials — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Nerds2u
London · London
Marylebone computer repair and IT support firm whose Nerderase service wipes, degausses or shreds drives and media, on site or in its workshop, and recycles the hardware.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Net Zero IT Recycling
Tonbridge · South East
Kent-based IT disposal company offering free collection of business IT across London and the South East, with certified data erasure, drive shredding and a charity reuse programme.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register Cyber Essentials — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Newtown IT Solutions
Newtown · Wales
Family-run computer shop in Newtown, Powys, that erases drives with certificates for homes and businesses and sells refurbished PCs.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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NLTS
Hadley Wood, Cockfosters · LondonCovers the whole UK
North London IT buy-back and asset recovery firm that buys used IT and telecoms kit, destroys data on or off site, decommissions data centres and recycles the rest.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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North East Shredding Service
Darlington · North East
Darlington shredding service covering the North East, including hard drive and media destruction and mobile on-site shredding.
- Paid collection
- Businesses & individuals
ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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North Wales Computer Recycling
Bangor, Bethesda, Colwyn Bay and 2 more · Wales
North Wales IT recycler, founded as Anglesey E-Waste in 2017, offering mostly free collections, drive wiping or crushing and refurbishment.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 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 Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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North Wales Recycle I.T.
Llangefni · Wales
Charity / social enterprise
Anglesey community interest company that securely wipes, refurbishes and recycles IT equipment and donates devices to community groups in Wales.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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North West Computer Recycling (NWCR)
Preston · North West
Preston-area WEEE collection firm offering IT and electrical waste collection, data wiping, site clearance and cage hire.
- Paid collection
- Businesses only
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Novatech (Direct2Desk)
Portsmouth · South EastCovers the whole UK
Portsmouth PC and server maker whose Direct2Desk service collects business laptops and devices, wipes them on request, and refurbishes, redeploys or recycles them.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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OCM Business Systems
Pershore · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Pershore ITAD company buying, wiping (Blancco), shredding, refurbishing and remarketing business IT and EPoS equipment collected from across the UK.
- 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 Essentials · Bronze — 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 +4 more
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Oden Services UK
Portsmouth, Templecombe · South EastCovers the whole UK
WEEE and IT recycling company with a permitted processing site in Somerset, offering data erasure, mobile drive shredding and an online client portal.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register ATF / permit — verified on the Environment Agency public register of permits 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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Oldham Computer Recycling Centre (Diode Technology)
Oldham · North West
Oldham IT recycling centre offering free collection of qualifying IT, certified drive wiping or destruction, and refurbishment of usable kit.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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OMG IT Works
Redruth · South West
Redruth computer repair and IT recycling business offering collections, data erasure and hard drive dismantling across Cornwall.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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Optrium
Edenbridge, Westerham · South East
Kent IT relocation and decommissioning firm that clears, wipes, buys back and recycles business IT across London and the South East.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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P.L.C Solutions
London · LondonCovers the whole UK
London-registered firm that buys, clears and refurbishes used business IT, with certified data wiping and resale of graded laptops.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Pachedu (E-Quality Access)
Paisley · Scotland
Charity / social enterprise
Paisley community charity whose E-Quality Access programme takes donated laptops, tablets and phones and passes them on to people without devices.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
SEPA registration — verified on the SEPA 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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Paperchain
Crediton · South West
Charity / social enterprise
Not-for-profit Devon recycling co-operative that collects office WEEE and computers, wipes hard drives and shreds confidential waste.
- Paid collection
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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PaperMountains
Rochester, London · South East
Kent-based shredding and document management company offering hard drive and media shredding plus WEEE-compliant disposal of IT equipment.
- Paid collection
- 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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Pass IT On
Scotland
Charity / social enterprise
Edinburgh charity that wipes and adapts donated computers to give free systems to disabled people in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
- Free collection
- No drop-off
- Businesses & individuals
SEPA registration — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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PC Repair Services
Edinburgh · Scotland
Edinburgh computer repair shop that also collects and recycles business IT, with software wiping or physical destruction of drives.
- Paid collection
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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PC Supplies Recycling
Northampton · E Midlands
Northampton WEEE and IT recycler (Printer Consumables Supplies Ltd) offering collections, logged hard drive shredding and refurbishment.
- Collection not stated
- 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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PC4 Recycling
Matlock · E MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Matlock-based IT recycler offering priced UK-wide collections, data wiping or on-site drive destruction, and refurbishment as a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher.
- Paid collection
- 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 +1 more
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PCrefurb
Glossop · E Midlands
Charity / social enterprise
Glossop-based digital inclusion charity that takes donated IT, erases it to government standards and refurbishes it for people and groups in Derbyshire and Tameside.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Phoenix IT Solutions
Boston · E Midlands
Boston, Lincolnshire IT support firm that wipes and recycles old computers, printers and other equipment for homes and businesses.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
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PICS Telecom
Bristol · South WestCovers the whole UK
Telecom equipment lifecycle company whose EMEA headquarters at Severnside, Bristol handles network deinstallation, data clearance, refurbishment, resale and R2v3 recycling.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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 ISO 45001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +1 more
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Plexstar
Wigan · North WestCovers the whole UK
Wigan asset recovery firm handling secure disposal, data destruction and recycling of IT and telecoms equipment for over 40 years.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
ATF / permit — verified on the Environment Agency public register of permits Waste carrier — 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 Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Plugged In (North West Glasgow Voluntary Sector Network)
Glasgow · Scotland
Charity / social enterprise
Glasgow voluntary sector network's IT recycling project that wipes and refurbishes donated computers for people referred by local organisations.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked