IT asset disposition & data destruction · Chicagoland (630) 776-9156
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01 · Services

What we do

We handle retired IT equipment for businesses in Chicagoland. We destroy the data, give you the paperwork to prove it, and pay you for anything that still has resale value.

Destruction

Data destruction

Drives are wiped to NIST SP 800-88 or crypto-erased. Anything not being resold gets physically destroyed. You’re welcome to come watch.

Records

Certificates & documentation

You get one certificate per job listing every drive by serial number. The manifest is signed at pickup, and we keep the records for six years.

Logistics

Collection & decommissioning

We schedule pickups from offices, plants and server rooms, and handle full decommissions when a lease ends. We do the loading and the driving ourselves.

Recovery

Buyback & resale

If the equipment still has market value we buy it outright or credit it against the job, itemized by unit. A lot of machines that can’t run Windows 11 still sell fine.

02 · Process

How a job goes

signed for in our van still has value no value, or your call certificate of destruction, serial by serial payment for what we bought Your site where it sits now Sealed transport our van, our people Our bench every serial logged Purged & resold NIST SP 800-88 Shredded not reused
The certificate covers every drive, whichever way it went. Payment only covers what we were able to resell.

03 · Paperwork

The paperwork you keep

If anyone ever asks what happened to a specific drive, this is how you answer.

CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION Job LB-0000 page 1 of 1 4 of 4 drives SERIALMETHODDISPOSITION WD-5NQ2H1KT800-88 PURGERESOLD ST-9XF4B0LMSHREDDESTROYED SSD-7KP1DA93CRYPTO ERASERESOLD SG-2VC8ME47SHREDDESTROYED SIGNED, LAST BOOT RETAINED SIX YEARS
One line per drive, showing how we destroyed it and where it ended up.

Three documents

Certificate of destructionLists every drive by serial, how it was destroyed, and where it ended up.
Chain-of-custody manifestSigned at pickup, before anything leaves your building.
Settlement statementItemized by unit, followed by payment.

04 · Compare

How we compare to the alternatives

These are types of provider, not specific companies. Whoever you end up using, get these six answers in writing.

 
Last Boot
A free recycler
A shredding service
Certificate naming every drive by serial
✓YesPer job, with how each drive was destroyed and where it ended up.
✕RarelyUsually a weight receipt for the load.
✓YesFor the drives handed over.
Chain of custody signed before it leaves
✓YesCounted and signed at pickup.
✕NoCollected by weight, no per-device record.
~On siteStrong in your car park; thinner if it travels.
You are paid for equipment with value
✓YesItemized on a settlement statement, then paid.
✕NoResale value is how the free collection is funded.
✕NoValue is destroyed with the drive.
Working machines reused, not broken up
✓YesWe resell anything that still works.
~SometimesDownstream, rarely reported back to you.
✕NoShredding is indiscriminate by design.
Who actually handles your equipment
✓UsOur own staff, from pickup to destruction.
~VariesOften subcontracted haulage and processing.
✓ThemTheir own crew, for the destruction step.
Minimum volume
✓NoneFive machines is enough for a trip.
~OftenCommonly a pallet, or a drop-off.
~OftenA trip minimum or a per-visit charge.

05 · Reuse first

Reuse first, recycling second

Every job comes with a summary of what was reused, what was recycled, and the weight of each. If you file an ESG or sustainability report, those are the numbers you need.

First

Reuse If the hardware still works, we wipe it and resell it. It’s worth more to you that way than shredded.

Then

Recycling What can’t be reused gets broken down for materials. That weight goes on your summary too.

Never

Landfill Nothing we collect goes to landfill.
NextCompliance The four rules that govern a retired drive in Illinois, filtered by business type. Or jump aheadEstimate your pickup Rough counts are enough to see how a lot like yours is normally handled.

Find out what yours is worth

Rough counts are enough to tell whether we’d buy your equipment or quote it as a destruction job. Nobody has to call you first.

No minimum · Free collection when the equipment carries resale value · Reply within one business day

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