Law Firm IT Clearance &
Secure Data Destruction Project
A Long-Established UK Law Firm
Computer IT Disposals cleared a redundant IT estate for a long-established UK law firm — 203 IT assets collected in a single working day, every data-bearing drive erased to HMG Infosec Standard No. 5, with 100% diverted from landfill and full UK GDPR and WEEE compliance.
Project Completed
Project Snapshot
- Industry
- Legal — long-established law firm
- Client
- Anonymous (by request)
- Sector
- Legal Sector
- Date Completed
- 30 April 2026
- Duration
- 1 working day
- Equipment Collected
- 203 IT assets
- Services Provided
- Computer & laptop recycling, secure data destruction, WEEE recycling
- Method of Destruction
- HMG Infosec Standard No. 5 erasure
- Compliance
- UK GDPR, WEEE, ISO 9001 & ISO 14001
- Certificates Issued
- WEEE Disposal & Data Destruction Certificates
Key Results
Collected
Destruction
to Landfill
Certificates Issued
Completion
The Challenge
Client Confidentiality
Desktop and laptop drives held matter files, privileged correspondence and client records that had to be provably destroyed before any hardware left the building.
A Mixed IT Estate
Nine asset types — 82 desktop base units, 66 monitors, switches, routers, printers and more — collected, counted and documented as a single consignment in one visit.
Minimal Disruption
The clearance had to run around fee-earners and open matters, coordinated through a single point of contact, with no downtime to the practice.
Full Compliance
UK GDPR, the firm’s professional duty of confidentiality and the WEEE Duty of Care all had to be satisfied, with certificates and a serialised audit trail as evidence.
Our Solution: End-to-End IT Recycling Process
1. Planning
Collection booked around the firm’s working hours, coordinated through a single point of contact.
2. On-Site Audit
All 203 items logged and counted onto the Waste Transfer Note before anything left the office.
3. Secure Collection
Loaded by our own BS 7858-screened team into a GPS-tracked vehicle — one unbroken chain of custody.
4. Data Destruction
Every data-bearing drive erased to HMG Infosec Standard No. 5, the UK Government standard, and certified per device.
5. Reuse & Recycling
Working equipment refurbished for reuse; the rest recovered for materials. 100% diverted from landfill.
6. Certification
WEEE Disposal and Data Destruction Certificates issued under one reference within five working days.
Largest Equipment Categories
Environmental Impact
- CO2 emissions avoided by refurbishing working devices for reuse ahead of recycling.
- Zero waste to landfill — 100% of collected equipment diverted.
- Recovered metals and plastics returned to the circular economy.
- An ESG report provided to support the firm’s sustainability and client-reporting needs.
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Free collection available for qualifying items · certificates within 5 working days · 100% diverted from landfill.