Confidential Waste and Data Destruction

Businesses have trusted us for over 25 years to collect and destroy their confidential waste. Our processes are meticulous in safeguarding your information and privacy. Offering secure document and hard drive shredding, IT asset disposal and uniform shredding and recycling.

We even offer large clearances of any items needing destruction from branded mugs to cuddly toys. We even recycle as much material as possible, using local UK recyclers.

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What is secure data destruction and why is it so important?

With the number of data breaches growing year-on-year, protecting information whilst disposing of confidential waste is more important than ever. The disposal of confidential waste, such as hard drives or highly sensitive documents, ensure that no trace of the data contained is left. This is vital to prevent malicious actors from getting private data.

It is also a legal requirement for businesses. With Recorra, you can trust that your business’s confidential shredding, waste disposal, and data destruction are secure, compliant, and environmentally responsible.

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Tonnes of recycling passes through our state of the art facility each day

Different variations and sizes of bins and sacks available

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Free educational materials accessible via the Recorra portal

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Tonnes of recycling passes through our state of the art facility each day

Different variations and sizes of bins and sacks available

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Free educational materials accessible via the Recorra portal

Save up to £3000

per year

How do we collect your confidential waste

Off-site shredding

We collect your confidential items and return them to our Secure Shredding Unit

Regular confidential collections

We can collect your confidential waste on a regular schedule from daily to quarterly.

One off clearance

Big or small volumes, we provide one-off clearances for a wide range of items, still keeping your items secure. These are then shredded at our secure facility.

On-site shredding

For added security, we can provide on-site shredding of your items.

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Our Confidential Waste and Data Destruction services

Whether you’re a financial institution, healthcare provider or small business we’ve got a solution for you. With our processing methods complying with BS EN 15713 and with our staff screened to BS 7858, you know your data is safe with us.

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Confidential Shredding

Confidential shredding for a range of materials including, paper, branded items, hard drives and much more.

IT Wiping and Disposal

Anything containing data is wiped using government approved software, Blancco.

Uniforms

We destroy your old uniforms, keeping your brand safe, all whilst recycling your textiles.

Staff screened to BS 7858

Big volumes of confidential waste? Clearing archives? Discontinued stock? We offer a simple solution. Using our tracked vehicles and staff screened to BS 7858, we can do large confidential waste clearances.

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Your paper back on your desk within 6 weeks

We recycle your confidential paper back into high quality copy paper. We even deliver using cargo bike, helping you reduce your carbon footprint.

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Confidential waste destruction questions answered

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The disposal of confidential waste is primarily governed by two key regulations: the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
The Data Protection Act 2018 sets out how personal data must be collected, handled, and stored to protect people’s privacy. It also gives individuals the right to know what personal data is held about them and to have that data erased.
The UK General Data Protection Regulation was created post-Brexit and replaces the previous EU law. The UK GDPR is very similar to the European Union version and places similar obligations on data controllers and processors.
We don’t recommend incinerating paper due to the toxic fumes created by burning ink. It also adds further carbon emissions to the atmosphere.
These are sent to clients automatically through our internal MIS, Prada.
Because confidential waste bins are locked for security reasons, you will have to contact our helpdesk and we will respond as fast as possible.
This is a code of practice that sets the standard for security screening of people employed in a security environment. It includes data security and confidential records.

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