Data Destruction of Hard Drives, Cell Phones and Other Media
Quit storing old computers, cell phones, laptops, tablets and Hard Drives. Prevent data breach while removing clutter and junk.
Let our techs pull and wipe your hard drives and data right in front of you.
We offer both on-site service as well as drop-off service.
Drop off Service at 17320 S. Delia Avenue Plainfield, IL 60586
9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, Saturday by appointment
Pickup Service available. Schedule it today (847)463-6015
Drop-off pricing from $2 depending on volume
Degaussing is a Critical Element of Midwest Recyclers
Your computer disposal isn’t complete with simple e-waste recycling. To protect your company, customers and employees, you need to ensure that there is complete data hard drive destruction. That means you should consider degaussing every drive that’s contained or accessed your company data.
Degaussing is the process of totally erasing data by reducing or eliminating an unwanted magnetic field (information) stored on tape and disk media. A degausser is a machine that changes the magnetic domain (where the data is stored) of magnetic data storage devices.
When the degausser is applied to magnetic domains the information is scrambled into random patterns, making the data stored in the magnetic domain unreadable. The correct use of a the appropriate degausser will ensure that information is no longer retrievable.
While degaussers were traditionally used for hard drive destruction, we can now achieve more. Midwest Recyclers is able to offer a complete, certified data destruction of high-coercivity tape such as DLT, SDLT, 3480’s and AIT.
There are two very important things to remember:
- Hard drives that don’t work still contain their information and might put your company at risk if they are not degaussed before disposal.
- Degaussing is the first step in full computer disposal and e-waste recycling. At Midwest Recyclers, we follow up degaussing with hard drive shredding to destroy it properly and then No Landfill recycling to improve your carbon footprint.
Total Data Destruction Degaussing Service – On-site and Off-Site
Midwest Recyclers provides both on-site and off-site hard drive, backup LTO and DLT tape degaussing services.
Our NSA-approved Garner degausser is used for optimum data destruction. Hard drive and tape degaussing service options are fully compliant with all National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication Series 800-88 and National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M). Degaussers are re-certified annually by the manufacturer. These laws have to be observed
HIPAA; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HITECH Act; Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
GLBA; Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Sarbanes Oxley; Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act and FACTA; Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
As part of our certified data destruction program, we can ensure you that hard drives are no longer re-usable after degaussing. The degaussing will not only remove your data and traditional hard drive formatting, but also the control/servo track information. Once a drive is degaussed, no more information can be recovered from it.
Why You Should Degauss Data
We believe that degaussing should be part of any computer disposal policy. It’s a fast and effective way to secure all of your information, whether you’re recycling the hard drive or donating older systems to charities.
It’s also a great way to stay compliant with any federal laws that govern your customer data. Avoid penalties, fines and even reduce the chance for litigation by ensuring that you’re properly disposing of all computers, parts and electronics.
Degaussing is strong enough to remove all of the data protections computers come with so it’s the preferred method for complete and total hard drive destruction. Use the form to the right to learn more about all of our e-waste recycling capabilities and get a free, no-obligation quote for your hard drive destruction needs.
Midwest Recyclers. Offers Both On-Site and Off-Site Hard Drive Destruction to Best Suit Your Needs
Just because your equipment reaches the end of its service life doesn’t mean your data problem is over.
Midwest Recyclers provides mobile, quiet, speedy, and secure shredding services to organizations hard drives, cell phones, backup tapes, DLT, LTO, thumb drives and other data storage devices. Performing these services at the client’s location enables their personnel to witness the process take place, thus maintaining the highest level of security and eliminating any chain of custody dilemmas.
Midwest Recyclers onsite services can shred thousands of pounds of metal and plastic per hour. The Midwest Recyclers hard drive shredding process has been independently verified and audited based on the industry’s best practices.
Midwest Recyclers Is Data Destruction You Can Trust
Midwest Recyclers has more than 23 years of experience in the critical role of IT asset disposal and e-waste recycling.
We lead the market because we have a full stewardship of data, e-waste and the environment. Not only will we properly destroy your data, but we determine the best path to recycle your used electronics and e-waste, with a commitment to properly handling hazardous materials so they don’t end up in our water or land.
Midwest Recyclers wants you to join us in a commitment to properly caring for customers and the places they live. Together, we can reduce your carbon footprint and ensure that you dispose of waste in a way that’s healthy for our planet and doesn’t put you at risk of fines from local or federal agencies.
On-Site Shredding from Midwest Recyclers
Midwest Recyclers’ mobile onsite shredding provides quiet, speedy, and secure shredding services of hard drives, cell phones, backup tapes, DLT, LTO, thumb drives and other data storage devices. Performing these services at the client’s location enables their personnel to witness the process take place, thus maintaining the highest level of security and eliminating any chain of custody dilemmas
Midwest Recyclers onsite services can shred thousands of pounds of metal and plastic per hour. The Midwest Recyclers hard drive shredding process has been independently verified and audited based on the industry’s best practices.
After the onsite hard drive shredding process has been completed, all destroyed materials are then securely transported back to one of Midwest Recyclers’ processing facilities to undergo the firm’s Zero Landfill, Zero Export treatment.
Off-Site Shredding from Midwest Recyclers
Midwest Recyclers provides a comprehensive list of end-to-end IT asset disposal services performed at our secure, access controlled facilities in, including hard drive shredding, data destruction and e-waste recycling. Recycling and data destruction plans can be tailored to each organization’s needs, using any or all of Midwest Recyclers’ certified processing techniques.
The secure process begins at your location here in, where Midwest Recyclers’ professionally trained and certified staff members:
- Tag and inventory, based upon serial number, all electronics slated for destruction or recycling to establish a chain of custody.
- Record all serial numbers of processed and destroyed items for audit and accountability purposes.
- Load all materials to be securely transported in a Midwest Recyclers GPS-traceable truck.
Once a client’s electronics are brought to Midwest Recyclers’ processing facilities:
- A client-approved, Zero Landfill recycling plan is then executed.
- A full inventory list is then provided to each client.
- A Certificate of Destruction, a nationally recognized legal document of performance, is signed by a Midwest Recyclers officer and provided to each client.