Secure IT recycling.
People you can trust.

We help UK organisations retire their technology responsibly, protect the information it holds and keep clear records of what happens next.

Founded in 2021 and based in Leicester, Computer Waste Recycling brings collection, data destruction, reuse and recycling into one managed journey.

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Computer Waste Recycling team member moving IT equipment

Computer Waste Recycling collection team at a customer location

Our story

A better standard for old IT.

Our business began with a straightforward question: what happens to equipment when an organisation no longer needs it?

Retired computers and laptops still have a story to finish. Some contain sensitive business information. Some have useful life remaining. Others need careful dismantling and material recovery. Leaving them in a cupboard postpones those decisions; handing them over without clear arrangements creates uncertainty.

We set out to make that next step clearer. Today, our work supports businesses, schools, healthcare providers, local authorities, charities and other organisations across the UK. Whether the project is an office clearance, a hardware refresh or a sensitive data destruction requirement, our focus stays on secure handling and understandable records.

Our mission

Protect information.
Recover value. Reduce waste.

Responsible IT recycling connects data security with the way equipment is collected, assessed and processed. Our mission is to help organisations make those decisions with confidence.

Security in the process

Agree the required data treatment before equipment is processed. Keep data-bearing devices within a controlled journey and confirm the records your organisation needs.

Useful life before waste

Consider reuse where equipment and its condition allow it. When devices are no longer suitable for reuse, route components and materials for responsible recovery and recycling.

Clarity for your team

Make the practical arrangements understandable: what is being collected, where it is going, how it is being handled and which documents will follow.

Our process

From first conversation
to final documentation.

Different projects need different levels of support. These stages give the work a clear structure while allowing the collection, data treatment and reporting to reflect your requirements.

Understand the requirement
Share the equipment or records involved, your locations, timescale and any security restrictions. We agree the scope, arrangements and costs before the work starts.
Plan collection and site work
Confirm access, handling requirements and the collection plan. Where an onsite service is needed, agree what must happen at your premises before equipment leaves.
Identify and record assets
Set the inventory detail your team requires. Records can include equipment type, make, model, serial number, condition and the agreed processing outcome.
Apply the agreed data treatment
Use the appropriate secure erasure or physical destruction route for the media and requirements. Some projects need onsite or witnessed processing; others use controlled offsite handling.
Assess reuse and recycling
Review the next route for the equipment once data requirements have been addressed. Suitable devices can be prepared for reuse; remaining material goes through the appropriate recovery route.
Close the job with records
Provide the agreed collection, asset and destruction documentation so your organisation can reconcile the equipment and retain evidence of the work.

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Who we work with

Practical support for
organisations across the UK.

IT retirement affects more than the IT team. Office managers need space cleared, finance teams need asset records, and the people responsible for data security need to understand the handling process.

We work with organisations managing office upgrades, stored equipment, end-of-lease hardware, sensitive storage media and wider commercial clearances. A mixed project can bring together computer and laptop recycling, data destruction, asset management and reporting.

Our Leicester base and London regional office provide clear contact points. Collection and service arrangements are confirmed for each project, including the location, equipment volumes and access requirements.

Computer Waste Recycling collection vehicle and IT equipment

Our credentials

Check the details behind the service.

Certificates, registrations and supporting documents help procurement and compliance teams assess a provider. Explore the documents we publish and ask us for any evidence your organisation needs before booking.