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We discourage the shredding of hard drives as shredded hard drives cannot be repurposed, and properly recycling the raw material is virtually impossible. Hard drives contain gold, silver, platinum and Palladium, which are difficult to separate whether the hard drive is shredded or in-tact.

If shredding or other physical destruction is a requirement, we’re happy to refer you to our friends at Sensible Recycling.

We always recommend you erase all hard drives, solid-state drives, flash drives (et al.) prior to disposal using a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved method or NIST-approved method.

We wipe all hard drives, solid-state drives, flash drives (et al.) upon receipt from our clients using either the DoD 5220.22-M Standard (for magnetic drives) or the NIST 800-88 “Clear” or “Purge” methods (for flash memory).

After the data is wiped, we attempt data recovery to confirm each drive was successfully and completely erased.

There is no known instance of data being recovered from storage mediums erased using these methods- indeed it is physically impossible to do so.

Everything we collect from our clients is either refurbished and resold, donated to those in need, or disposed of in the most environmentally-friendly way possible.

Unfortunately, the ability to recycle eWaste in the same way we recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans is somewhat overstated by the media, corporations, and even other eWaste recycling companies. The reality is that most of the United States’ eWaste ends up in landfills- typically abroad.

Rather than pretend everything we haul away is being “recycled” like aluminum cans, we want to be direct and transparent- the best way to keep electronics out of landfills is to repurpose them. This is why we discourage the physical destruction of hard drives.

We recycle plastics and metals where possible and dispose as a last resort, but it is impossible for anyone to recycle 100% of the eWaste generated.

eWaste is more often than not obsolete, defective, worthless, or a combination of the three. On the occasion that we pick up eWaste that is worth reselling, we aim to do so to cover the costs associated with removing eWaste from premises and recycling what we can.

Our overhead is remarkably low. We do not maintain a physical warehouse nor do we employ full-time staff. This means we are able to donate a much higher percentage of the items we pick up versus other eWaste recyclers.

We specialize in business electronics recycling and unfortunately do not have the resources to serve the general public. We hope this will change in the future!