Electronics Destruction Services
Electronic Destruction Services Near Me
Many electronics used in homes and offices include a hard drive or another type of memory storage that contains sensitive records. Whether proprietary data, personal information, or customer files; you are at risk of data loss and theft when disposing of your devices. Electronic destruction services ensure the secure destruction of your confidential information.
Shred Nations offers electronic shredding to reduce e-waste and protect your data. Our process destroys the content saved to your devices and breaks down the device to create recyclable material. Minimize your environmental impact and secure your confidential data with Shred Nations today.
Benefits of Electronic Destruction
Prevent Identity Theft
Data is difficult to fully erase, and it remains accessible even when wiped or encrypted. Physical destruction is the only definite prevention of identity theft.
Environmentally Friendly
Shredding reduces electronics down to their component materials, which are then sorted and recycled. Our methods ensure that your devices do not end up in landfills, preventing environmental damage.
Security
Your data will be protected two-fold with our rigorous data removal and shredding process. We ensure that your confidential information is thoroughly destroyed and safe from recovery.
Sustainability
Metals including gold, copper, and silver are extracted from your devices to reduce the need for mining. Reusing natural resources saves energy, preserves land, and reduces pollution.
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Electronics Destruction FAQs
How does electronics destruction work?
1. Gather all of the boxes and electronics you have to recycle and/or destroy.
2. Once you contact Shred Nations through the form or phone: (800) 747-3365, we will match you with a provider that matches your needs. You can select the one that works for you and schedule your service.
3. The provider will pick up all of the electronics to bring back to the plant. If you are using an onsite hard drive destruction service, they will destroy the hard drives onsite. Ask our service experts about the options.
4. Once they have been brought back to the plant, they will be sorted, and destroyed, and parts will be recycled (when applicable).
5. You will receive a certificate of destruction when your electronics have been destroyed and recycled.
What electronics should I destroy?
Some examples of electronics we can accept, but are not limited to, include:
– Computers and Monitors
– Laptops
– Cell Phones
– Hard Drives
– iPads and Tablets
– Printers, Scanners, and Photocopy Equipment
– and more!
How much does electronics destruction and recycling cost?
The price of your electronics destruction and recycling project will depend on what devices you have, how many, the method you choose, your location, and other factors. Contact us to receive accurate price quotes after giving us the details of your project.
How secure are electronics destruction and recycling services?
Electronic destruction and recycling is the only method that ensures your data is completely unrecoverable. In addition, all of our service providers meet or exceed all data privacy regulations. If would like to even witness the shredding, you can ask about our mobile services. Whichever method you choose, you will receive a certificate of destruction for your records when the process is complete.
Can I witness the destruction process?
Most shred trucks can handle CDs and hard drives, but you will have to confirm with your service provider what their truck can handle or has room for.
What is a certificate of destruction?
A certificate of destruction is a formal document that provides details about the destruction of your electronics and ensures the shredding process complies with all state and federal security laws. It includes details such as the transaction number, chain of custody, terms and conditions, collection date, location of the destruction, and more.
How does a mail-back electronics destruction service work?
Ship ‘N’ Shred is a convenient solution for mail-back destruction services. Simply box your electronics up, ship your media, and we will shred them all into tiny pieces. The chain of custody is documented throughout the whole process and you will receive a certificate of destruction when your electronics have been destroyed and recycled. Learn more on Ship N Shred’s electronics destruction page.
What is HIPAA?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) helps regulate and protect protected health information (PHI). Covered entities must implement reasonable safeguards, limit incidental uses, and avoid prohibited uses and disclosures of PHI, including the proper disposal of this information.
What is GLBA?
The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) defines how financial institutions should handle and dispose of documents, including digital files, to protect their clients.
What is FERPA and PPRA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) require information protection of all educational records and personal data.
What is FACTA?
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) requires anyone who uses information from any type of consumer report for a business purpose must dispose of the information securely and properly. Disposal must be sufficient enough so that the data can’t be reconstructed in any way.
What is RCRA?
The EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates and requires safe destruction and management of hazardous waste. The RCRA imposes severe penalties for electronics disposal without a permit: 5 years in prison and/or up to $50,000 per violation day. For making the mistake twice, penalties double.
Protect Your Data & the Planet
Today’s consumers seek out companies that take steps to protect the environment. E waste destruction protect your business while minimizing waste and environmental impact. Electronic data destruction is a safe, green, and eco-friendly option for all of your electronic disposal needs.
Electronics that We Can Accept
Shred Nations accepts a variety of devices for secure destruction. Any device containing private data should be properly destroyed. We accept: Computers, monitors Laptops, cell phones, and hard drives Printers, scanners, and photocopy equipment iPads & tablets File and database servers and more