IT disposal
A disposal plan for your old office electronics
You have a cupboard of laptops and phones and no IT team. Start by listing what's in it.
6 laptops, 2 desktop towers, 1 rack server, 14 phones, 9 monitors and a box of cables.
A cupboard of cables, turned into a plan
What to do with the cupboard.
Your list: 6 laptops, 2 desktop towers, 1 rack server, 14 phones, 9 monitors and a box of cables.
Needs certified erasure
Holds data
- Laptops · 6certified erasure
- Desktop towers · 2certified erasure
- Rack server · 1certified erasure
- Phones · 14certified erasure
- Monitors · 9no data inside
Rules in the United Kingdom
Sample country
- Hand devices only to a licensed collector.
- Keep a record of every handover.
Shortlist from public registers
Neutral, nearest first
- Licensed recycler4 miles away
- Licensed recycler9 miles away
Ask each collector for
Before they collect
- Certificate of data erasure for every device
- Waste transfer note
Sample plan. The devices, country and distances are made up.
Know which devices hold data
Laptops, phones and servers are flagged for certified erasure before anything leaves the building.
See what your country requires
The electronics waste rules for the UK or EU country you work in, in plain words.
Check an official source
Use official authority links to check providers. Local recycler coverage is not available yet.
From cupboard to collection
- Step 1
List the kit
Type in what is in the cupboard, item by item.
- Step 2
Read the plan
See what needs erasing and what the rules ask of you.
- Step 3
Send your request
Verify a provider, then copy your request with the documents to ask for.
The plan is free.
List your equipment, read the guidance and check official authority links. No account needed.
Spire takes no money from recyclers. Paid Records is not available yet; keep collection documents in your own secure files.
