Hard Drive Recycling – Shredded & Un-shredded Scrap Hard Drives
The hard drive is one of the most valuable components inside any computer. Whether it came out of a desktop, a laptop or a server, an old hard drive is rarely worthless – even when it no longer works.
Most damaged drives end up in a drawer or, worse, in the bin. AWA Refiners pay competitive rates to recycle hard drives that other people would simply throw away.
Every hard drive contains traces of precious metals – gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The quantities are small, but across a load they add up to real value, which is why we pay for the material rather than charging you to dispose of it.
If you have scrap hard drives sitting in storage, get in touch and we’ll quote you a price. Whether you spell it “hard drive” or “harddrive”, and whether the units are shredded or intact, we handle both.
Confidential data is not a problem. All material is shredded as part of the recycling process and a certificate of destruction is issued on request.
Why choose AWA Refiners for hard drive recycling?
Our process is straightforward:
- Get in touch to arrange a collection, or send your scrap hard drives directly to us.
- Our team examines the drives and assesses the precious metal content. We then prepare an evaluation report.
- Once you approve the report, we make payment and begin the recycling process.
- All material is disposed of legally and in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Based in Essex, AWA Refiners is a registered company with over 30 years in the trade.
We are one of the leading hard drive recycling companies in the UK, and clients come back to us because of:
- Fast evaluation and reporting
- An experienced, approachable team
- Prompt payment
- Environmentally responsible procedures
- Competitive market rates
- Certificates of destruction available on request
Hard Drive Destruction & Secure Data Destruction
UK data protection law changed on 25th May 2018, when the EU General Data Protection Regulation replaced the Data Protection Act 1998.
Under GDPR, any company or individual that processes data is responsible for protecting it – and that includes data still sitting on retired hard drives.
AWA Refiners has been securely destroying hard drives for over 20 years. Your data is in safe hands with us.
Because we recover precious metals from the drives we process, we are able to pay clients for their material rather than charge a destruction fee. The service covers collection from your site, full recycling of the material, a destruction certificate, and payment for the load.
If you have old hard drives lying around, get in touch today and we’ll put a price on them.
Call 01279 423 743 to speak to an agent, or email sales@awarefiners.com.