Hampstead Senior School Device Refresh &
Secure Data Destruction Project
A Prestigious Hampstead Independent Senior School
Computer IT Disposals cleared a retired device estate for a prestigious Hampstead independent senior school at the start of the summer break — 232 IT assets, including 147 laptops and 51 iPads, collected in a single working day, every drive erased to HMG Infosec Standard No. 5, with 100% diverted from landfill and full UK GDPR compliance.
Project Completed
Project Snapshot
- Industry
- Education — prestigious Hampstead independent senior school
- Client
- Anonymous (by request)
- Sector
- Education
- Date Completed
- 14 July 2025
- Duration
- 1 working day
- Equipment Collected
- 232 IT assets
- Services Provided
- Computer & laptop recycling, tablet 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
Children’s Personal Data
Laptop and desktop drives held pupil records, safeguarding logs and staff HR data covered by UK GDPR that had to be provably destroyed.
An Enrolled iPad Fleet
51 iPads had to be checked for Apple School Manager enrolment and Activation Lock, then released cleanly so they held no residual account or data.
Summer Window
The clearance had to run in the first days of the summer break, around a site full of contractors, and be closed before the new term.
Full Compliance
UK GDPR, safeguarding duty of care 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 for the start of the summer break, with laptops, iPads, AV and desktops scheduled into one visit.
2. On-Site Audit
All 232 items logged and counted onto the Waste Transfer Note; iPads and managed laptops flagged for deprovisioning.
3. Secure Collection
Loaded by our own BS 7858-screened team into a GPS-tracked vehicle — one unbroken chain of custody.
4. Data Destruction
Apple School Manager and MDM enrolment checked and cleared, then every laptop, iPad and desktop drive erased to HMG Infosec Standard No. 5, the UK Government standard, and certified per device.
5. Reuse & Recycling
Erased devices with working life left refurbished for reuse — the lowest-carbon outcome; projectors and 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
- Erasure — not destruction — kept working laptops, iPads and desktops in circulation, the lowest-carbon end-of-life outcome.
- Zero waste to landfill — 100% of collected equipment, including AV and projectors, diverted.
- Recovered metals and plastics returned to the circular economy.
- An ESG report provided for the school’s sustainability reporting and Climate Action Plan work.
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Free collection available for qualifying items · certificates within 5 working days · 100% diverted from landfill.