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IT Equipment Recycling
Recycle Old IT Devices the Right Way: Secure, sustainable, and stress-Free.
If your business has a stockpile of old laptops, desktops, monitors, or mobile devices — AQUA IT can make it simple to recycle them securely, responsibly, and professionally.
Recycling IT equipment isn’t just “being green” – it’s good business. Properly disposing of old PCs, laptops, phones and servers helps protect your data by ensuring hard drives and storage are securely wiped or destroyed, reducing the risk of sensitive information falling into the wrong hands. Environmentally, it keeps toxic materials and plastics out of landfill, and allows valuable metals and components to be recovered and reused, which many customers and partners now expect as part of a responsible supply chain. It also helps you stay compliant with regulations around electronic waste, and in many cases can reduce storage clutter, free up office space, and even generate a small return through buy-back or trade-in schemes. In short, recycling IT kit shows you take security, sustainability and professionalism seriously.
Why Recycle Your Old IT Equipment?
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Electronic waste contains hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that can contaminate soil and water if not handled correctly.
Recycling ensures valuable metals and components are recovered and reused, reducing the need for raw material mining and lowering carbon emissions.
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Proper IT recycling includes secure data destruction—ensuring no sensitive business or personal information can be recovered from drives, servers, or devices.
Certified recyclers follow strict data wiping or physical destruction processes compliant with GDPR and Cyber Essentials standards.
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UK businesses must comply with the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations, which mandate the safe disposal and recycling of electrical equipment.
Failing to recycle correctly can lead to fines and reputational damage.
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Demonstrates your organisation’s commitment to sustainability and ethical business practices.
Many recycled components are refurbished and donated, helping bridge the digital divide for schools and charities
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Recycling or repurposing older hardware can save storage space, reduce waste disposal costs, and extend the lifecycle of IT assets.
What Can Be Recycled?
Laptops & desktops
Monitors & docking stations
Servers & networking equipment
Printers, scanners, phones
Hard drives & mobile devices
Cables, keyboards, mice & accessories
Why it matters:
Protect Your Data – Data left on devices is a major risk. We guarantee secure, permanent erasure.
Support Sustainability – Reduce e-waste and recover valuable materials for reuse.
Stay Compliant – Avoid fines and reputational damage from improper disposal.
Free Up Space – Clear out old tech, clean up your storage areas, and regain control of your IT assets.
