Laptop, Smart Phones, Tablets and Computer Data Destruction

Are you looking for an affordable and safe means to destroy a computer hard drive filled with personal, business or banking information?

More people are now more mindful of data theft and for some, it can be a major source of worry. In years past letters, bills and banks statements were shredded or put in the fire which allow physical destruction of the information. As will letters, you may be better to physically destroy data on hard disk drive from a computer, laptop, tablet, or a mobile phone . When these items come to end of life, destruction ensures data stored will never appear again.

Once Decided

If that’s what you decide, Recycle IT can physically destroy hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD) from IT equipment once used in your home or small office no matter where you are in Ireland.

We are happy to accept one or many drives for destruction. They can be dropped, collected, posted or sent to our facility by courier.

HDD and SSD serial numbers will be scanned onto our system. The HDD or SDD is then taken apart and the platters or storage modules are physically cut and/or drilled beyond reuse or recovery.

We do not stop there, the remaining parts of HDD’S will then send for metal and electronic shredding through the national waste electrical and electronic compliance scheme.

Once our process has taken place, we will supply you with a certificate of hard disk destruction via email.

The Process

• Contact us via email letting us know you wish to have your hard disk drives or other media types destroyed.

• Let us know the number of items you plan to destroy and how you would plan to get them to our facility.

• You can drop off your HDD media to Recycle IT, Monday to Friday.

• If you are located in Dublin and surrounding areas and have computers with HDDs for destruction, Recycle IT can offer a cost effective collection service.

• You can post your HDD media to Recycle IT (We would recommend using certified postage).

• If your outside Dublin and surrounding areas and have several computers with HDDs for destruction, you might consider using a courier service.

• If your HDD / media is still inside your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone we are happy to accept the device. We will remove the HDD and destroy while as breaking down the hardware device beyond reuse.

• When contacting us, include your name, address, email address, Eircode, and mobile number and the quantity if items for destruction.

• Once the equipment arrives at our facility, our team will unpack and scan your HDD serial number and then the fully destroyed HDD.

• We will send you proof by email including and image and a certificate with the HDD serial number recorded.

• If you send a computer, laptop, tablet, or phones our team will record the equipment and hard disk drive serial number of the cert of destruction.

• No equipment is power on during our drive destruction process.

How To Book

If you wish to go ahead with this service let us know here immediately and we will supply our postal address, contact name, and the payment details for this cost-effective personal service.

Recyclers with a large quantity of hard disk drives for destruction can contact us on 01 4578321 Monday – Friday between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

To learn more about bang way of hard disk drive data destruction watch this short BBC video here.  Please watch to the end!

About Recycle IT

Recycle IT, is an award-winning social enterprise offering electrical, electronic and metal recycling services through drop-off and collection. Recycling services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland and South Dublin County Council.

Recycle IT is supported by Pobal and Dormant Accounts and authorised by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the local authorities across the east midlands waste region.

Our goal is to create training and employment opportunities through the provision of waste management services. Surplus earned income is reinvested in operational, and employment-related costs.

For more information on Recycle IT please call 01 4578321, email info@recycleit.ie or visit our website www.recycleit.ie