When upgrading computers, swapping out office workstations, or clearing out old electronics, data security is usually the biggest concern. What happens to the sensitive information sitting on those old hard drives?
Many electronics liquidators and IT asset disposition companies wipe and resell secondhand hardware on the open market. But at Research Alloys, we do things differently: we only recycle—we never resell devices.
Because we specialize in metal recovery rather than equipment resale, you never have to worry about your data ending up on an online auction or in someone else's hands. Everything we process is recycled responsibly and domestically right here in the United States.
Complete Physical Destruction with Our Alligator Shear
If you want absolute certainty that your data is gone forever, we offer optional physical destruction for hard drives and other data-containing devices (a fee may apply).
Instead of trusting a software wipe, our technicians use our heavy-duty alligator shear to slice drives clean in half right in front of the camera. Cutting through the cast aluminum housing, magnetic platters, and control boards ensures the drive can never be spun up or read again. Once cut, the clean metals are sorted and sent directly into domestic recycling streams to be turned into new materials.
Serialization & Certificates of Destruction
Need proof for corporate compliance, insurance, or peace of mind? For a small fee, we can also serialize your devices prior to destruction. We will scan and record every serial number or asset tag, cut the drives, and provide you with an official Certificate of Destruction for your audit records.
Drop Off Your E-Scrap in Columbus Today
Whether you have a single laptop drive from home or pallet loads of decommissioned servers from your business, we make the process simple, safe, and transparent.
Stop by our clean, fully enclosed drive-through facility at 110 N. Sylvan Ave. in Columbus, or reach out to us at (614) 224-4404 / info@researchalloys.com to ask about current e-scrap pricing, container pickup services, or our optional destruction fees!