IT Equipment Disposal blog
Practical, plain-English advice on IT equipment disposal: costs, rules, planning and what to expect. Topics: Advice, Business, Comparisons, Costs, How-to, Regulations, Seasonal.
Regulations
IT disposal paperwork: transfer notes, consignment notes and tracking
Which documents a UK business needs when old IT is collected, how long to keep them, and what digital waste tracking from October 2026 changes.
Business
Office move or closure: a 6-week plan for clearing old IT equipment
A week-by-week plan for clearing IT equipment when moving or closing an office, covering data, comms rooms, leases, access and paperwork.
Advice
Does a factory reset delete everything? 7 data wiping myths busted
Deleting files, formatting and factory resets do not always remove data. Seven common myths about wiping old business devices, and what actually works.
How-to
How to securely erase an SSD: why it differs from a hard drive
Why SSDs need different data destruction methods to hard drives, which erase commands work, why degaussing fails, and when to shred instead.
Seasonal
Windows 10 end of support: what to do with old business PCs in 2026
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. Options for business PCs that cannot run Windows 11: upgrade, paid updates, repurpose or dispose securely.
How-to
Lithium batteries in old IT: safe storage and disposal for offices
How to store and dispose of laptops, phones, swollen batteries and UPS units safely, which batteries count as hazardous, and fire risk tips.
Business
Getting IT back from remote and hybrid workers: returns and disposal
How UK businesses can recover laptops and phones from remote staff and leavers, keep data secure in transit, and get certified disposal.
Advice
Printers and copiers store data too: how to dispose of them safely
Multifunction printers and copiers often have hard drives or flash storage holding scans and copies. How to wipe them and handle lease returns.
Costs
What is old business IT worth? Resale values by age and type
A guide to what used laptops, desktops, servers and phones are typically worth when remarketed, what drives value, and how to recover more.
Comparisons
Data erasure standards compared: NIST 800-88, HMG IS5, DoD and more
A plain guide to the data erasure and destruction standards UK providers quote, including NIST 800-88, HMG IS5, DoD 5220.22-M, DIN 66399 and ADISA.