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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Rapid IT
Padiham, Northampton · North WestCovers the whole UK
Lancashire IT lifecycle company handling secure disposal, data destruction, refurbishment and resale of business IT.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register AATF — verified on the Environment Agency AATF public register (September 2026 edition) 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 +2 more
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ReBOOT (Moray Computer Recycling)
Forres · Scotland
Charity / social enterprise
Forres charity that has recycled and refurbished computers for Moray and the north of Scotland since 1997, with free collection and data wiping.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked SEPA registration — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Reboot Stirling (Transition Stirling)
Stirling · Scotland
Charity / social enterprise
Stirling charity project that collects, wipes and refurbishes laptops free for local businesses and residents, passing devices to low-income households.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Rebooted
Cambridge · EastCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
Cambridge-based charity that takes donated business and personal laptops, has them securely erased, reloads them with ChromeOS and gives them to prison leavers and prisoners' families.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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REC Assets
Dagenham · London
Dagenham reuse business that takes in WEEE and IT from waste management firms and individuals, wipes and refurbishes it and resells it online, sharing the profit with suppliers.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register
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ReCognition Circular
Birmingham · W Midlands
Charity / social enterprise
Birmingham community interest company that refurbishes donated business laptops and devices for digitally excluded people while training people facing barriers to work.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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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Reconome
London · LondonCovers the whole UK
London B Corp that collects, wipes and refurbishes surplus business IT, resells it and uses it to supply devices for digital inclusion programmes.
- Collection not stated
- 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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ReCore IT
East of England
Essex and Suffolk ITAD service collecting business laptops, PCs and servers, wiping to NIST 800-88 with certificates and refurbishing for reuse.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Recorra
London, Purfleet, Lancing and 1 more · London
London and South East commercial waste company (formerly Paper Round) that collects business IT for Blancco data wiping, shredding, refurbishment and WEEE recycling.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register ATF / permit — 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 45001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +3 more
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Recycle IT 4 Free
Cheltenham · South West
Cheltenham IT recycler offering free business collections of reusable IT, data destruction and chargeable WEEE disposal.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Recycle IT 4U
Telford · W MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Telford IT recycler, founded 2004, collecting and refurbishing business IT and WEEE with NCSC-approved data wiping and drive shredding.
- Collection not stated
- 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 +1 more
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Recycle Your Tec
Haverhill · EastCovers the whole UK
Haverhill IT disposal company that collects, wipes, refurbishes and resells business IT, and since 2025 also runs the New Leaf Recycling office-waste and electronics collection business.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- 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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Recycle-IT!
Bolton · North West
Charity / social enterprise
Bolton social enterprise that collects and wipes donated IT, refurbishes it for low-cost resale and recycles the rest.
- 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
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RecycleIT
Burnley · North WestCovers the whole UK
Burnley IT disposal company offering data sanitisation, shredding, refurbishment and resale of retired business IT.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses only
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 ISO 27001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +3 more
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Recycling4you
Horncastle · E MidlandsCovers the whole UK
Horncastle-based national WEEE collector best known for commercial fridge disposal, which also shreds hard drives and wipes computers under an asset management service.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions 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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Recycly.Tech
Erith · LondonCovers the whole UK
Erith-based ITAD company that collects business IT across the UK, wipes or shreds data, and refurbishes, resells or recycles the equipment.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- 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 Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +1 more
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Recytec-IT
London · London
Long-running London computer recycler offering free collection of IT and electricals, data wiping and reuse of refurbished equipment.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register
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Refurbit
Hull · YorkshireCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
Hull charity offering free IT collections, secure data destruction, WEEE recycling and refurbished technology for people in need.
- Free collection
- Businesses & individuals
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Regency Digital
Cheltenham · South West
Small Cheltenham-based service that buys unwanted business IT from organisations in Gloucestershire, with optional certified data erasure and refurbished replacements.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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Relove Technology
Chessington · LondonCovers the whole UK
Chessington-based mobile technology recovery specialist (formerly Genuine Solutions) that wipes, grades, repairs, resells and recycles phones and accessories for networks, brands and insurers.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
Waste carrier — verified on the Environment Agency public register T11 exemption — verified on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register AATF — verified on the Environment Agency AATF public register (September 2026 edition) 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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Renewtech
Harrogate · YorkshireCovers the whole UK
Harrogate base of a Danish refurbished-IT group that buys used business servers, storage and networking kit, erases the data and refurbishes it for resale.
- 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
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Repairwise
Billingham · North East
Billingham computer repair workshop that also recycles old computers with data erasure for homes and businesses on Teesside.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses & individuals
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Resolve IT Recycling
Bridgwater · South WestCovers the whole UK
Bridgwater IT and WEEE recycler offering free collections, data wiping and hard drive shredding across the UK.
- Free collection
- Businesses & individuals
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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Restore Technology
Bedford, Runcorn, Birmingham and 3 more · EastCovers the whole UK
The IT lifecycle division of Restore plc, collecting, wiping, shredding, reselling and recycling business IT through six UK processing sites.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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 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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Restructa
Irvine · ScotlandCovers the whole UK
Irvine-based WEEE recycler specialising in TVs and display screens that also collects and recycles business IT equipment, with hard-drive wiping or shredding.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
AATF — verified on the SEPA AATF register (Jan 2026 edition) Waste carrier — the company says it holds this; not yet checked SEPA licence — the company says it holds this; not yet checked NIEA — the company says it holds this; not yet checked ISO 9001 — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +2 more
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ReTec (Wokingham Lions Club)
Wokingham · South East
Charity / social enterprise
Wokingham Lions Club project that collects used laptops at local libraries and community hubs, wipes and refurbishes them and gives them to families in hardship via First Days Children's Charity.
- Collection not stated
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses & individuals
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Reuse Technology Group
Rainham, London · LondonCovers the whole UK
Rainham-based ITAD company offering secure collection, certified data erasure and destruction, buyback, refurbishment and recycling of business IT across the UK.
- Collection not stated
- Businesses only
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 Blancco — the company says it holds this; not yet checked +1 more
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Reusing IT
East Calder, Harrogate · ScotlandCovers the whole UK
Charity / social enterprise
Scottish charity near Edinburgh that collects, securely wipes and refurbishes donated business laptops and computers for education projects in the UK, Africa and Ukraine.
- Free collection
- Drop-off accepted
- Businesses only
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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RevivaTech
Bournemouth · South West
Bournemouth device repair and data recovery business that also offers paid IT recycling with data wiping and drive shredding.
- Free collection (conditions apply)
- Businesses & individuals
Other — the company says it holds this; not yet checked
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Revive IT Recycling
Leeds, Manchester, London · YorkshireCovers the whole UK
Leeds-headquartered IT recycler offering mostly free collections, data erasure and shredding for organisations 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 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