Secure Data Destruction

Please be aware: The e-Cycle Washington program does not guarantee data destruction. If you wish to have your computer or loose hard drive wiped or destroyed, please request this at the time of drop-off. This service is available for a fee of $10 per computer unit or hard drive. For businesses, our rate schedule is on our Secure Data Destruction page.

We wipe confidential information on your hard drives by either a software or physical destruction method. Our binary wipe process utilizes the US Department of Defense approved standard 5220.22-M method, overwriting all addressable storage and indexing locations on the drive three times: with zeros (0x00), complement (0xFF) and random characters; and then verifies all writing procedures.

Using a 'soft' destruction method is just as secure as physical destruction, but allows a drive to be considered for reuse, providing more long-term environmental benefit.

Our physical destruction process entails inhouse destruction of the magnetic platter within the hard drive enclosure. The resulting material is sent to an ISO 14001 facility where secure and environmentally sound recycling is guaranteed.

Please let us know your wishes when recycling your equipment.

Other Media

Optical and magentic media is collected and sent to a downstream processor for secure sorting, shredding and reclamation of the plastic and magnetic materials. In addition, tape media can be degaussed inhouse for a fee.

Cell phones are handled by a partner facility where confidential information is guaranteed to be removed before parts or whole units are considered for reuse.