Hard Drive Recycling Sugar Land
Free, secure hard drive recycling for Sugar Land businesses and residents. Drop off at our facility anytime. 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 Sugar Land's healthcare, technology, finance sectors with convenient hard drive recycling. As a Sugar Land-based company, we offer the most convenient drop-off and pickup in the area. Businesses in Fort Bend County can schedule free pickup for qualifying volumes.
What Hard Drives We Accept in Sugar Land
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 Sugar Land Businesses Choose EverTrade
- Our facility is right here — easiest drop-off in the area
- Same-day pickup available for Sugar Land businesses
- Fort Bend ISD school recycling partner
- Sugar Land: EverTrade Home Base
- Sugar Land: Best Places to Live
- Sugar Land: Diverse Economy
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 Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land — How It Works
1. Contact Us
Call, text, or fill out our form. Sugar Land businesses can schedule free pickup.
2. Drop Off or Pickup
Visit our facility anytime Monday-Saturday, no appointment needed.
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 Sugar Land — FAQ
Is hard drive recycling free in Sugar Land?
Yes! Hard Drive recycling is completely free at EverTrade Electronics. Sugar Land businesses can schedule a free pickup, or residents can drop off at our Sugar Land facility.
Do you pick up hard drives in Sugar Land?
Absolutely! We provide free business pickup throughout Sugar Land, including the Sugar Land Town Square 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.
Where is your Sugar Land facility?
We're at 10100 Belknap Rd, Suite B5, Sugar Land, TX 77498. Open Monday-Saturday for free drop-offs, no appointment needed.
Do you work with Sugar Land businesses?
Absolutely! As a Sugar Land-based company, we offer same-day or next-day pickup for local businesses. Many Sugar Land companies are regular customers.
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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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