Data Wiping & Hard Drive Destruction in Kansas City
Protect your customers, patients and employees with documented data destruction. We wipe drives to NIST 800-88 standards or physically destroy them on request, and you get a certificate for every job.
The right method for every device and policy
Certified data wiping
Software-based sanitization verified to NIST 800-88 (and DoD 5220.22-M when requested). Best for laptops, desktops and servers that will be reused or resold, and it keeps buyback value intact.
Physical destruction
Hard drives, SSDs and other data-bearing devices are physically destroyed so the data cannot be recovered. Available on request: drives are dismantled and destroyed in-house or sent to our R2v3-certified downstream partner. Best for failed drives, highly sensitive data or strict internal policies.
Non-serialized media
Loose hard drives, flash drives, memory cards, CDs/DVDs, backup tapes and unidentified storage devices, destroyed in bulk with a certificate of destruction.
Proof you can hand to an auditor
Disposal isn't finished until it's documented. Every job comes with records you can file and produce on request.
- Certificate of Data Destruction: your company, date and method used
- Serial-number reporting: each drive listed individually on serialized jobs
- Asset tracking: device make, model and serial logged at our facility
- Chain of custody: equipment goes directly from your site to our facility
Chain of custody, step by step
Collected
Our team picks up the equipment from your site.
Secure transport
Equipment goes directly to our Kansas City, KS facility.
Logged & destroyed
Devices are recorded, then drives are wiped or physically destroyed.
Certificate issued
Your documentation is delivered when the job is done.
Supports your data-privacy obligations
Many regulations require organizations to properly dispose of devices that hold sensitive information. Our documented process helps you meet those requirements.
HIPAA
For healthcare providers and business associates disposing of devices that contain protected health information (PHI).
FERPA
For schools and universities retiring devices that hold student records.
GLBA & FACTA
For banks, credit unions, lenders and other businesses handling consumer financial data.
PCI DSS
For any business that stores, processes or transmits payment card data.
iRecycleKC provides destruction services and documentation. Your organization remains responsible for its own compliance program. What should a certificate of data destruction include?
It's not just computers
Data hides in more places than most people expect. We destroy storage from:
- Laptops, desktops & workstations
- Servers and storage arrays
- Copiers, printers & multifunction devices
- Smartphones & tablets
- Network switches, routers & firewalls
- Flash drives, memory cards & external drives
- Backup tapes, CDs & DVDs
- VoIP phones & security DVR/NVR systems
Common questions
Should I wipe or physically destroy my hard drives?
Wiping to NIST 800-88 standards is ideal when the device will be reused or resold, because it preserves value. Physical destruction is best for failed drives, highly sensitive data, or when your policy requires physical destruction.
Are SSDs destroyed differently from hard drives?
Yes. Degaussing does not work on solid-state drives. SSDs store data differently, so we use NIST 800-88 methods suited to the drive type, or physical destruction when you request it.
What is on a Certificate of Data Destruction?
The certificate identifies your organization, the date, the destruction method and, for serialized jobs, each drive's serial number, giving you a defensible record for audits.
Do you destroy data on copiers and printers?
Yes. Many multifunction printers and copiers contain hard drives that store scanned documents. We remove and destroy those drives as part of disposal.
Need drives destroyed?
From a box of loose hard drives to a full server room, we'll quote it and handle it, and you'll get the certificate to prove it.