Hard Drive Recycling Katy
Free, secure hard drive recycling for Katy businesses and residents. Just 25 min from our Sugar Land facility. All brands accepted.
Hard drives are the most data-sensitive items in any electronics recycling stream. EverTrade Electronics provides secure hard drive recycling with your choice of NIST 800-88 compliant data wiping (for drives that will be refurbished) or physical shredding (for maximum security). Every drive is documented by serial number, and businesses receive certificates of destruction for compliance records.
We serve Katy's energy, healthcare, education sectors with convenient hard drive recycling. Our Sugar Land facility is just 25 min from Katy, near Katy Mills Mall. Businesses in Harris/Fort Bend/Waller County can schedule free pickup for qualifying volumes.
What Hard Drives We Accept in Katy
Desktop HDDs
3.5-inch hard disk drives from desktops and servers
Laptop HDDs
2.5-inch hard disk drives from laptops
SSDs
All solid-state drives — SATA, NVMe, M.2, and enterprise
External Drives
USB external drives, portable drives, and backup drives
Tape Media
LTO tapes, DLT tapes, and other backup tape formats
Flash Storage
USB drives, SD cards, and other flash media
Why Katy Businesses Choose EverTrade
- Serving Katy ISD and area schools
- Energy Corridor corporate pickups
- Convenient for Cinco Ranch and Katy area businesses
- Katy: Top-Rated Schools
- Katy: Energy Corridor Access
- Katy: Master-Planned Communities
Why Recycle Hard Drives?
- Hard drives contain valuable rare earth magnets, aluminum, and circuit board materials
- Data on improperly discarded drives can be recovered by identity thieves
- HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOX regulations require documented drive destruction
- Physical shredding is the only way to guarantee 100% data destruction on failed drives
Data Security for Katy Businesses
We offer two destruction methods: software wiping (NIST 800-88 Clear/Purge for reusable drives) and physical shredding (industrial shredder reducing drives to 2-inch fragments). Both methods include serial number documentation and certificates of destruction.
Hard Drive Recycling in Katy — How It Works
1. Contact Us
Call, text, or fill out our form. Katy businesses can schedule free pickup.
2. Drop Off or Pickup
Bring items to Sugar Land (25 min) or we pick up for business loads.
3. Secure Processing
Data destruction, material recovery, and compliance documentation.
4. Certificate Issued
Receive your certificate of recycling and data destruction for records.
Hard Drive Recycling in Katy — FAQ
Is hard drive recycling free in Katy?
Yes! Hard Drive recycling is completely free at EverTrade Electronics. Katy businesses can schedule a free pickup, or residents can drop off at our Sugar Land facility — just 25 min from Katy.
Do you pick up hard drives in Katy?
Absolutely! We provide free business pickup throughout Katy, including the Katy Mills Mall area. Most pickups are scheduled within 3-5 business days for qualifying volumes.
Do you accept broken hard drives?
Yes, we accept hard drives in any condition — working, broken, water-damaged, or missing parts. There is still value in the recyclable materials.
What happens to my data on the hard drives you recycle?
We offer two destruction methods: software wiping (NIST 800-88 Clear/Purge for reusable drives) and physical shredding (industrial shredder reducing drives to 2-inch fragments). Both methods include serial number documentation and certificates of destruction.
Do you pick up electronics in Katy?
Yes! We provide free business pickup throughout Katy, Cinco Ranch, and the Energy Corridor. Our facility is just 25 minutes from most Katy locations.
Can you handle Katy ISD school equipment?
Absolutely. We work with school districts for bulk technology refresh projects. We provide secure data destruction and all required compliance documentation.
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Related Glossary Terms
HDD
A hard disk drive (HDD) is a data storage device that uses spinning magnetic platters and a read/write head to store and retrieve data. HDDs require sanitization before disposal.
EquipmentSSD
A solid-state drive (SSD) stores data on flash memory chips with no moving parts. SSDs require different sanitization methods than traditional hard drives.
Data SecurityHard Drive Shredding
Hard drive shredding is the physical destruction of hard drives using industrial shredders, reducing them to small fragments to ensure complete data destruction.
Data SecurityData Wiping
Data wiping is a software-based method of overwriting all data on a storage device with random patterns, making the original data unrecoverable while keeping the drive reusable.
Data SecurityDegaussing
Degaussing uses a powerful magnetic field to erase data on magnetic storage media like hard drives and tapes, rendering them permanently unreadable.
Data SecurityNIST 800-88
NIST Special Publication 800-88 is the U.S. government standard for media sanitization, providing guidelines for securely erasing data from storage devices before disposal or reuse.
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