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Insights & FAQs

Read up, then clear out.

Short, practical writing on responsible e-waste — and straight answers to the questions we get most.

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Data security
Mar 2026

What POPIA actually requires when you retire a hard drive

Disposal isn’t deletion. A short guide to what “irrecoverable” means and how to prove you got there.

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Recycling
Feb 2026

Urban mining: the metals hiding in your store room

Why a pallet of old servers is closer to an ore body than a rubbish pile — and what actually gets recovered.

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Compliance
Feb 2026

EPR for electronics, explained without the jargon

Extended Producer Responsibility in plain terms, and what it means for businesses clearing old kit.

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Sustainability
Jan 2026

Reading a diversion report: the numbers that matter

How to turn a collection report into something your ESG team can put straight into a submission.

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ITAD
Jan 2026

Buy-back vs. disposal cost: doing the maths

When resale value offsets the cost of clearing a fleet — and how to spot the kit that’s worth grading.

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Operations
Dec 2025

Decommissioning a data centre without losing the audit trail

A practical checklist for keeping chain of custody intact through a de-rack.

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Answers

Frequently asked.

Grouped by booking, data security, pricing and compliance.

Use the Book a collection button anywhere on the site, or send an enquiry from the contact page. We’ll confirm a slot within one working day.

No. Bring a single device to the Booysens depot, or book a collection for anything larger. Bulk and recurring collections are priced per job.

Drives and media are wiped or shredded to a recognised standard, witnessed and logged, with a certificate of destruction per device. Nothing readable leaves your custody.

It depends on volume, service and location — and resaleable kit can earn buy-back that offsets the cost. Send us a rough list and we’ll quote within one working day.

Yes — weight certificates, data-destruction certificates and a chain-of-custody record come with every collection, plus ESG-ready reporting.

We’re based in Pretoria with a collection network across South Africa. Remote-site and multi-site collections are part of what we do — just tell us where.

Question we didn’t answer?

Ask us directly — or just book the collection and we’ll sort the details.

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