Data erasure
Overwriting the storage in drives and devices with specialist software so the data can’t be recovered, while leaving the device usable. Good providers give a report or certificate for each drive, usually listed by serial number.
374 companies offering data erasure
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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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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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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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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
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DACPROS
London · LondonCovers the whole UK
Hammersmith-based data-centre support company providing smart hands, decommissioning and ITAD, with recycling coordinated through accredited WEEE processors.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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DAISI Digital Device Bank (GRCC)
Gloucester · South West
Charity / social enterprise
Gloucestershire rural community charity's device bank that collects donated laptops, desktops, phones and tablets, wipes and refurbishes them and gives them to people in digital poverty.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Data Destruction London (Creative IT)
London · London
Data-destruction division of London data-recovery firm Creative IT, offering on-site and off-site hard-drive erasure, shredding, crushing and degaussing.
- Collection not stated
- 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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Data Forensics
Belfast · N Ireland
Belfast data recovery and digital forensics lab that also degausses and shreds hard drives, SSDs and tapes with certificates, in the lab or on site.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Data Shred Lincs
Horncastle · E Midlands
Horncastle confidential shredding firm that also collects, wipes, destroys and recycles hard drives, media and redundant IT equipment in Lincolnshire.
- Collection not stated
- 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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Disc Depot Dundee
Dundee · Scotland
Dundee computer repair shop that securely erases hard drives and SSDs and can dispose of them, as well as repairing and selling refurbished computers.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Disklabs
Tamworth · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Tamworth digital forensics firm that also provides certified on-site data erasure, degaussing and remarketing of enterprise storage from data centres.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ADISA Essentials · Silver — 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 +3 more
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Donate IT
Wincanton · South West
Charity / social enterprise
South West digital-inclusion charity that collects donated laptops, phones and tablets, wipes and refurbishes them, and passes them to people in need.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Dot Enterprise Group (Dot Global)
Woking · South East
Woking e-waste and IT asset disposal company offering free collections, certified data wiping, refurbishment and remarketing of computers, servers and networking kit.
- Free collection
- 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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Duxer
London · London
London ITAD company offering NIST 800-88 data erasure, refurbishment and resale with profit share for SMEs in London and the South East.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register 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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Dynamic Asset Recovery
Camberley · South EastCovers the whole UK
Camberley IT and electrical disposal firm offering collections, on-site data destruction, data erasure and buy-back 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 Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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E-Cycle
Tonypandy · WalesCovers the whole UK
South Wales IT asset disposal and data destruction company running a large secure processing facility in Tonypandy.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Natural Resources Wales T11 register AATF — verified on the Natural Resources Wales AATF register (Jan 2026 edition) ADISA 8.0 · DIAL 2 — verified on the ADISA Certification register 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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E-Waste Recycle
Peterborough · EastCovers the whole UK
Peterborough IT disposal company that collects, wipes, buys back and recycles business IT equipment across mainland UK.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked T11 exemption — 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
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Easy Recycle
Thamesmead · London
Thamesmead computer recycler collecting IT and electrical waste inside the M25, destroying data and passing reusable kit to schools and community projects.
- Free collection
- Businesses only
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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Easy Tech Recycle
London, Barking · LondonCovers the whole UK
East London IT disposal firm that collects business IT, wipes or destroys data and passes equipment for reuse or WEEE recycling, with free collection for 10+ items.
- 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 Cyber Essentials — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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ECD Corporate Mobile Recycling
Wolverhampton · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Wolverhampton corporate mobile phone and IT device recycler offering free collections, Blancco data wiping and trade-in payments to businesses or chosen charities.
- 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 Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked