Secure data destruction
We shred hard drives in our building.
You don’t have to wipe anything first. Bring the whole computer if that’s easier — we’ll pull the drive, shred it here in Colorado Springs, and issue a certificate if you need one.
- Destroyed in our building
- Serialized certificates available
- No appointment needed
Our shredder, and what comes off the belt at the end of a run.
- Drive shredding
- $10 / drivePhysically destroyed on site
- With certificate
- $15 / driveEvery serial number logged
- Drop-off
- No appointment neededMon–Fri 9–4 · Sat 10–2
- Computers
- We pay $0.22 / lbComplete laptops, desktops & servers
What it costs
Two options. The drive is destroyed either way.
The difference between them is documentation, not security. Both go through the same machine and neither leaves the drive readable.
Drive shredding
$10per driveThe drive is destroyed on our shredder and the material goes into our recycling stream. No paperwork comes back with you.
- Physically shredded at our facility
- The same machine as the certified tier
- No serial numbers recorded
- The right choice when nothing has to be documented
Shredding + certificate
$15per driveThe same shredder, the same result, with each drive recorded on its way in and a Certificate of Destruction issued afterwards.
- Every drive logged by serial number
- Certificate of Destruction issued to you
- Per-drive documentation for your records
- The tier to ask for if those records get reviewed
Recycling the rest of the machine is priced separately, by weight. If the computer is complete — RAM and processor still installed — it goes the other way and we pay you $0.22 / lb for it.
What we destroy
Not just hard drives.
Anything that holds data needs dealing with, and each kind is priced differently. If you have something that isn’t listed here, call and ask.
- Drives & memoryHard drives, solid-state drives, laptop, server and external drives, USB flash drives, SD and microSD cards, CF cards and memory sticks.
- $10 or $15 each$10 shredded, $15 with a certificate
- Optical media & tapeCDs, DVDs, backup tapes, VHS tapes and cassettes. Priced by weight rather than per item.
- $1.50 / lb
- Paper recordsDry paper only, no cardboard. We are a drop site — the shredding itself is done by Iron Mountain.
- $0.90 / lb
Certificate of destruction
What the certificate says.
On the $15 tier, each drive is recorded before it goes into the shredder and you get a document afterwards listing exactly what was destroyed.
- The serial number of every drive destroyed
- The date the destruction took place
- The method used — physical shredding
- Who issued it, and how to reach us about it
Keep it with your disposal records. If you need one certificate covering a whole batch, or per-drive documents, say so when you drop off.
A bin of drives after shredding. This is the condition every drive leaves in.
For businesses & organizations
More drives than fit in a box?
The per-drive price is the same at any volume. What changes is how the drives get here and how much paperwork comes back.
Scheduled pickups
We collect from your site rather than waiting for you to drive over. Pickups start at $75; recycling and destruction are billed separately.
Volume drives
Decommissioned servers, an office refresh, a storage room that has been filling up for a decade. Bring it all at once — there is no cap and no appointment.
Records you can produce later
If your disposal records get reviewed — healthcare, finance, education, government contracts — the certified tier is the one to ask for.
Before you come
Three things worth knowing.
Nothing to prepare
No wiping, no formatting, no removing drives yourself. Handing it over as-is is the normal way to do this.
The drive or the whole machine
Either is fine. Recycling the rest of the computer is priced separately by weight, or paid to you if the system is complete.
Any amount, no appointment
One drive or a pallet of them — drop-offs do not need scheduling. Come by during business hours and we will take it from there.