Scrap Hard Drives - Shredded and Un-shredded

[Shivani Sharma]

A hard drive is one of the most important components of a computer. Every computer from a desktop to a laptop contains hard drives that can be worth a lot even if they do not operate anymore. Hard drives get damaged due to physical forces or viruses, and when that happens many of us just throw them away without knowing how precious they are. All hard drives contain precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum and Palladium. While they contain precious metals in very small amounts, they still have value.

For most people, hard drives become useless when they cannot store any more data or contain viruses. If you have such scrap hard drives lying around, you should waste no time and get in touch with AWA Refiners to trade your shredded/un-shredded hard drives for a good amount of money. We at AWA Refiners offer professional hard drive recycling services. You do not have to worry even if there is confidential data on the drives, as all material is shredded and a certificate of destruction is offered on request.

You get in touch with us to request pickup or send us scrap shredded or un-shredded hard drives. Our experts will carefully examine all the hard drives for the presence of precious metals. We’ll then prepare an evaluation report based on our findings. Once you check the report and give us your acceptance, we’ll make the payment and start with the recycling process We work for the environment and dispose of all materials in a legal manner. Situated in Essex, our company, AWA Refiners, is registered and has been providing services for over 30 years.

The UK data protection law was changed on 25th May 2018, when the EU General Data Protection Regulation was adopted, replacing the Data Protection Act 1998. Data processors will be held responsible for data protection and any company or individual that processes data will be held responsible for its protection. AWA Refiners have been securely destroying hard drives for over 20 years. You can be assured that your data is in safe hands! Precious metal recovery of hard drives enables us to pay our clients for their material, rather than charge for destruction. A complete service is provided from collecting the material at your site, fully recycling the material, printing your destruction certificate and sending you payment for the load. You can be assured that your hard drives are in safe hands when they arrive at AWA Refiners Ltd.