{"id":9712,"date":"2024-12-09T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/?p=9712"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:51:53","slug":"it-asset-disposal-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/it-asset-disposal-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare your IT assets for disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-disposing-of-your-old-laptops-and-desktops-servers-hard-drives-switches-and-routers-is-easy-if-you-use-restore-technology-s-secure-it-disposal-services-but-you-can-make-it-even-easier\">Disposing of your old laptops &#8211; and desktops, servers, hard drives, switches and routers is easy if you use Restore Technology\u2019s secure IT disposal services. But you can make it even easier.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<section id=\"block--block_df5b9c064ee1746521f0229b8e5eddb3\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h3>IT asset disposal<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Compliance, security, efficiency and sustainability are key areas of concern for anyone who manages computing assets, regardless of extent or size of business. Compliance, security and the environment, in particular, are governed by law so it\u2019s important to meet those regulatory requirements in full as these impact on your company\u2019s reputation and, ultimately, financial health.<\/p>\n<p>IT assets become a liability if you have them stacked in a cupboard or archive, somewhat abandoned to their fate. What happens to the data, residual and otherwise, written on to their hard drives?<\/p>\n<p>You need to dispose of them responsibly, that much is clear, which is where Restore Technology comes in. As an industry-leading business, our expertise in secure disposal, re-marketing and recycling of all and any IT assets is undisputed and supported by a raft of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/about-us\/accreditations\/\">accreditations, association memberships and public frameworks<\/a> for your peace of mind.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_46533044cd6dd46019f9e1b8f4815766\"\r\n\tclass=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here\u2019s our quick checklist of how to prepare so that you get best results from your asset disposal.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bullet-title\"> 4 simple steps<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Organise a collection from Restore Technology. We are strategically located around the UK and can be as flexible as you need us to be.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Back up all the data contained on the machines for disposal.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Ensure you\u2019ve got the security levels you require. Delete as much data from devices and hard drives as is possible. Restore Technology can carry out a government level degaussing\/data wiping service at your workplace, so hard drives, and so on, leave your premises containing precisely zero.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Remove all company tagging.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quotes-boxes\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quotes-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>To organise a collection call 0333 060 1920 or use our contact form<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quotes-shape\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"42\" height=\"78\" viewBox=\"0 0 42 78\" fill=\"none\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M0.879883 77.695L41.7468 9.14406L0.879883 0.355469V77.695Z\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"#1b3e6f\"><\/path>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_3f6cbde4d07eed6d1dd00d5b3db33ac6\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block dark-bg\"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--primary);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What to expect from a Restore Technology collections team<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once our uniformed, security-checked collections team is with you, they will electronically tag every piece of equipment with its own unique identifier so that it is tracked and handled in a transparent chain of custody, from your workplace to our facility, for your total peace of mind. Expect a detailed inventory receipt to be left with you, as you watch your no-longer-wanted assets loaded on to our GPS-tracked vehicles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_287ed62e2f927438334face73863900c\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h3><strong>What happens once your assets are at Restore Technology?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s business as usual, for us and for you.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_2155f8bf0b91245f21eeaacf1739c414\" class=\"custom-list-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 why-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe ensure all data-bearing assets are wiped, using software or physical hard drive destruction\/shredding.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a sound environmental proposition, and in line with the WEEE Directive, any devices that can be refurbished and upgraded for another go round, either at your business, or through re-sale or donation to community groups and charities, we will carry out. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe will segregate any clapped out or unrecoverable items and break them down into constituent, recyclable components such as plastics, glass, precious metals, metals such as steel, and so on \u2013 all with the guarantee of aiming to send 0% to landfill. Always. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_93eb683bf2c451e8b4211733a5853750\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block dark-bg\"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--primary);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/image-1-1200x630-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>ESG and more<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whichever route you choose as the best outcome for your obsolete IT assets, you will receive a certificate of erasure and disposal (for <strong>GDPR compliance<\/strong>), and a monthly environmental report that details landfill and recycling savings as proof of your responsible, sustainable, actions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_8cb5257b9037d8fb8b57eb2eda2087a8\" class=\"driving-sec blocknumfig-4532 nothasbgimg full-width-text-with-background-block  \" style=\"background-image: url();\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Ready to get wiping? Speak to one of our well-informed customer services team on 0333 060 1920, about our secure IT asset disposition services, and here\u2019s to a smooth, easy goodbye to devices you no longer need.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_fb5b780cfbcc6d547b4aeac9c675b67e\"\r\n\tclass=\"studies-sec featured-posts-grid-block   \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Recent news<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/driving-business-growth-through-strategic-it-asset-disposition-partnerships\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_499294049-scaled-e1718024930866-1024x670.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-100 img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDriving Business Growth through Strategic IT Asset Disposition Partnerships<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the dynamic tech market, strategic partnerships in IT asset disposition (ITAD) can significantly drive business growth. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/driving-business-growth-through-strategic-it-asset-disposition-partnerships\/\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/managed-it-services-to-support-your-business\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/06\/Data-centre-relocations-\u202bimage.webp\" alt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-100 img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow managed IT services support your business<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy closing the gaps in your IT assets\u2019 lifecycle with Restore Technology you will save time and money, and boost security and growth.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/managed-it-services-to-support-your-business\/\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/how-to-recover-value-from-your-it-assets\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_789631855-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-100 img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"studie-box-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Recover Value From Your IT Assets<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you know how much capital \u2013 financial and environmental \u2013 you could release from your end-of-use technology?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/technology\/how-to-recover-value-from-your-it-assets\/\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disposing of your old laptops &#8211; 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