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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LA Recycling
Letchworth Garden City · EastCovers the whole UK
Letchworth ITAD company offering certified IT recycling, on-site or off-site data destruction and WEEE recycling, and UK distributor of MAXXeGUARD shredders.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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LAMH Recycle
Motherwell · Scotland
Charity / social enterprise
Motherwell charity and social enterprise offering IT and WEEE recycling, data destruction and refurbished PCs across Central Scotland.
- Paid collection
- Businesses & individuals
SEPA licence — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Lancaster and Morecambe Makers (LAMM) Computer Reuse
Lancaster · North West
Volunteer-run Lancaster makerspace whose computer reuse project wipes and refurbishes donated laptops and PCs for schools, community groups and refugees.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Laptops for All (formerly Laptops for Kids)
Sheffield · Yorkshire
Charity / social enterprise
Sheffield charity scheme that takes donated laptops and tablets, erases them with Blancco, refurbishes them and gives them free to digitally excluded people via partner organisations.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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LCR Charity (London Computer Recycling Charity)
London · London
Charity / social enterprise
Small north-west London charity that collects unwanted computers from homes and organisations across London, wipes and refurbishes them, and gives them to families, schools and community groups.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses & individuals
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Level 3 Recycling
Bradford · YorkshireCovers the whole UK
Bradford IT recycling company collecting business IT and e-waste for data erasure, resale or recycling.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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Lifecycle Group
Manchester, Shrewsbury · North West
Manchester-based excess-inventory and asset-recycling firm that also offers secure data destruction for hard drives and mobile devices.
- 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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Little Lives UK
Wimborne, London · South West
Charity / social enterprise
Children's charity that collects laptops, desktops, phones, tablets and office IT free across London and the Poole area, wipes them and gives refurbished devices to disadvantaged children or sells them to fund its work.
- Free 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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Llewellyn Technical Services
Little Staughton · East
Bedfordshire IT support firm, established 1987, that supplies new and used equipment and offers GDPR-compliant data clearing and WEEE-compliant disposal.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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London Computer Disposal
Wembley, London · London
Wembley-based business computer recycler that collects across Greater London, wipes or shreds drives, and buys surplus computers, laptops and servers.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- 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 Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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MacRefresh
Ipswich · EastCovers the whole UK
Ipswich Apple and PC asset recovery specialist that collects, wipes, refurbishes and resells business devices, recycling the rest.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register ADISA Essentials · Silver — verified on the ADISA Certification register Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Make IT Good
Watford · East
Watford IT repair and refurbishment workshop that collects business IT, erases drives with Blancco, shreds failed media and recycles the rest.
- Paid collection
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Masters Recycling
Yeovil · South West
Yeovil IT recycler offering collections, data wiping and on-site hard drive destruction across the South West.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses & individuals
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MBH Global
Dukinfield · North WestCovers the whole UK
Dukinfield ITAD firm offering data sanitisation, hard drive shredding, MacBook trade-in and WEEE recycling for businesses.
- Collection not stated
- 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 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 +2 more
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Melton Computers
Melton Mowbray · E Midlands
Melton Mowbray computer shop, trading since 2002, that also collects and recycles old IT and wipes drives in-house.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Mer-IT Digital
London · London
Charity / social enterprise
London community interest company that refurbishes donated laptops through repair training and places them with families in digital poverty.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
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MG Waste Management
Manchester · North WestCovers the whole UK
Manchester WEEE recycler that collects ICT equipment nationwide, refurbishes what it can and offers certified data wiping and drive crushing.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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MGH Scotland
Cumbernauld · ScotlandCovers the whole UK
Cumbernauld-based IT and electronics recycler and approved WEEE treatment facility offering secure data wiping and refurbishment.
- 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 Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Microteam
Redditch · W Midlands
Redditch IT logistics and asset disposal firm, founded 1996, offering data erasure, media shredding, remarketing, lease returns and data-centre 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
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MITAD
Warrington, Chorley · North WestCovers the whole UK
Warrington ITAD company offering collection, NIST 800-88 data sanitisation, refurbishment, resale and recycling of business IT, plus repair and decommissioning.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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MyLaptop-Shop
Blackpool · North WestCovers the whole UK
Blackpool Microsoft Registered Refurbisher that collects, wipes and refurbishes business laptops, PCs and tablets, buying back or rehoming reusable devices.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public 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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n2s
Bury St Edmunds, Reading, Sutton in Ashfield and 1 more · EastCovers the whole UK
Bury St Edmunds IT lifecycle firm providing data sanitisation, data centre decommissioning, refurbishment, remarketing and recycling including precious-metal recovery.
- Collection not stated
- 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 +4 more
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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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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