{"id":6701,"date":"2025-07-23T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secure-itad.com\/?p=6701"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:23:08","slug":"veilig-ssd-en-harde-schijven-vernietigen-voor-bedrijven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secure-itad.com\/nl\/veilig-ssd-en-harde-schijven-vernietigen-voor-bedrijven\/","title":{"rendered":"Oude harde schijven en SSD&#8217;s veilig weggooien"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div id=\"text-2490241246\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Failing to securely destroy data-bearing devices can lead to data breaches, regulatory fines, and reputational damage. Under the UK GDPR, EU GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, businesses are legally required to ensure data is rendered completely irretrievable when it\u2019s no longer needed.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just an enterprise concern \u2014 SMEs, schools, charities and public sector organisations are all bound by the same regulations. Any organisation that stores personal or sensitive information must be able to prove that it has been securely destroyed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1981538474\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Jump to a section:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#gold-standard\">Why Physical Shredding is the Gold Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#shredding-process\">The Shredding Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#legal-compliance\">Legal and Compliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#on-site-vs-off-site\">On-site vs Off-site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#after-shredding\">What Happens After Shredding?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ITAD-partner\">How to Choose the Right ITAD Partner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1413330001\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1413330001 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #gold-standard\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#gold-standard\" data-title=\"Why Physical Shredding is the Gold Standard\"><a name=\"gold-standard\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1225181843\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Why Physical Shredding Is the Gold Standard<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike traditional wiping or degaussing methods, physical shredding destroys the hardware itself, leaving no possibility of data recovery. This is especially critical for SSDs, which store data across multiple memory chips in unpredictable patterns, making wiped drives vulnerable to data recovery.<\/p>\n<p>For HDDs, degaussing can sometimes work, but many organisations still prefer shredding as the only method that guarantees complete destruction of both data and devices.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended standards: Most businesses should shred to DIN 66399 H-5 or H-6 level (\u226410mm particle size) to ensure data is fully unrecoverable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #shredding-process\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#shredding-process\" data-title=\"How the Shredding Process Works\"><a name=\"shredding-process\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1148300435\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1148300435 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-726762631\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How the Shredding Process Works<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"606\">Secure drive shredding uses industrial machinery to reduce storage devices into tiny fragments, making data recovery impossible. The process is carefully controlled from start to finish:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"753\"><strong data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"643\">1. Asset logging and collection<\/strong><br data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"646\" \/>All drives are logged, tagged, and sealed in tamper-proof containers to create a complete chain of custody.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"928\"><strong data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"800\">2. Secure transport to the shredding unit<\/strong><br data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"803\" \/>Devices are either moved under supervision to an audited facility or destroyed directly on-site using mobile shredding units.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"1127\"><strong data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"974\">3. Industrial shredding and verification<\/strong><br data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"977\" \/>High-torque machines crush, cut and pulverise the hardware into 2\u201340mm particles. For most organisations, DIN 66399 H-5 or H-6 (\u226410mm) is recommended.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1293\"><strong data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1163\">4. Certification and recycling<\/strong><br data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1166\" \/>A Certificate of Destruction is issued for each asset, and the shredded material is contained and sent for certified recycling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1480\"><strong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1324\">Why SSDs need extra care:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1327\" \/>Because SSDs store data on non-magnetic flash memory rather than magnetic platters, they require finer particle shredding using specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secure-itad.com\/uk-european-services\/data-media-shredding\/ssd-shredding\/\">SSD shredders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1536\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #legal-compliance\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#legal-compliance\" data-title=\"Legal &amp; Compliance Considerations\"><a name=\"legal-compliance\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1683712151\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1683712151 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1647789063\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Legal and Compliance Considerations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While UK and EU data protection laws don\u2019t name shredding specifically, they do require that data is destroyed beyond recovery. Failure to do so can be treated as non-compliance and result in penalties of up to 4% of annual global turnover \u2014 not to mention reputational damage and loss of customer trust.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A clear example of this risk came in 2020, when the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawgazette.co.uk\/news\/firm-fined-almost-100000-over-ransomware-attack-\/5111806.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICO fined a London-based law firm \u00a398,000<\/a><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> after <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">old computer equipment containing unencrypted personal data was sold<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on eBay. Although the firm had attempted to wipe the drives, data was later recovered by the buyer, breaching the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The ICO highlighted that simply deleting files or reformatting drives is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">not sufficient<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2014 data must be <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">irretrievable<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Certain sectors have even stricter requirements, including finance, healthcare, legal, and government contracts, where physical destruction is often mandated by certification or internal policy. Many organisations certified to ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or NIST 800-88 adopt shredding as their standard practice to ensure full compliance and mitigate legal risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-189905441\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-189905441 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" style=\"padding-top:58px;padding-bottom:58px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(18, 18, 18);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-1865364187\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-358026201\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2413825797\" class=\"text max--500\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Got a question or need some help with your IT Asset Disposal?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-358026201 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1749685771\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3020348565\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Get in touch with us today and let our team of qualified professionals take the stress and strain out of secure IT disposal<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3020348565 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1147770142\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1147770142 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secure-itad.com\/uk-european-services\/it-asset-disposal\/\" class=\"button primary\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>Secure ITAD Services<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1749685771 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -20px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #on-site-vs-off-site\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#on-site-vs-off-site\" data-title=\"On-Site vs Off-Site Shredding\"><a name=\"on-site-vs-off-site\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-835880150\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-835880150 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2369439693\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"331\">On-Site vs Off-Site Shredding<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"300\">Choosing between on-site and off-site shredding comes down to how much security oversight your organisation needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"1409\">\n<thead data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"437\">\n<tr data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"437\">\n<th data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"326\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\u00a0<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"381\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"349\">On-Site Shredding<\/strong><\/th>\n<th data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"437\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"405\">Off-Site Shredding<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"1409\">\n<tr data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"709\">\n<td data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"597\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"595\">Where it happens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"652\" data-col-size=\"md\">At your premises, using a mobile shredding unit<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"709\" data-col-size=\"md\">At a secure, audited shredding facility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"846\">\n<td data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"734\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"730\">Security level<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"789\" data-col-size=\"md\">Maximum \u2014 devices are destroyed before leaving the site<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"846\" data-col-size=\"md\">High \u2014 strict chain-of-custody during transport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"983\">\n<td data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"871\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"869\">Chain of custody<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"926\" data-col-size=\"md\">Fully maintained on-site<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"983\" data-col-size=\"md\">Tracked via asset logs and sealed containers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1120\">\n<td data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1008\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1007\">Risk of data loss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1063\" data-col-size=\"md\">Virtually none (no transport risk)<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1120\" data-col-size=\"md\">Very low (minor risk during transit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1272\">\n<td data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1146\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1135\">Best for<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1212\" data-col-size=\"md\">Highly sensitive or regulated data (legal, finance, government)<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1272\" data-col-size=\"md\">Larger volumes or lower-risk data (general business use)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1409\">\n<td data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1298\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1294\">Cost efficiency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1352\" data-col-size=\"md\">Typically higher cost<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1409\" data-col-size=\"md\">Typically more cost-effective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1426\"><strong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1424\">In short:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1604\">\n<li data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1508\">\n<p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1508\">Choose <strong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1457\">on-site shredding<\/strong> for maximum control and immediate peace of mind.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1604\">\n<p data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1604\">Choose <strong data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1540\">off-site shredding<\/strong> for efficient, secure destruction of bulk or lower-risk drives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #after-shredding\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#after-shredding\" data-title=\"What Happens After Shredding?\"><a name=\"after-shredding\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1376797774\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1376797774 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3855745543\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"509\">What Happens After Shredding?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"649\">Responsible disposal does not end once the drives are destroyed. What happens next is just as important for compliance and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"1186\">After shredding, the remaining material \u2014 a mix of metals, plastics and electronic components \u2014 is collected and securely contained to prevent any data fragment leakage. It is then transported to authorised treatment facilities, where it is sorted to separate metals from plastics and refined to recover valuable raw materials such as gold, silver, copper, palladium and rare earth elements. Any residual waste is processed in full compliance with WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) regulations and environmental permits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-198073544\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1745205099\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\" style=\"background-color:#b3302a;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1393\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1210\">Did you know?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1393\">One tonne of discarded circuit boards can contain <strong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1320\">up to 100 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore<\/strong>, making secure recycling both environmentally and economically valuable.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1745205099 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-1795482280\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"509\">This closed-loop approach ensures your organisation\u2019s data-bearing assets are handled safely from start to finish. It not only reduces e-waste and the demand for new raw materials but also supports your corporate sustainability goals and ESG reporting, giving you a full audit trail to demonstrate responsible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secure-itad.com\/uk-european-services\/it-asset-disposal\/\">IT asset disposal.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #ITAD-partner\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#ITAD-partner\" data-title=\"How to Choose the Right ITAD Partner\"><a name=\"ITAD-partner\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-720178216\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-720178216 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2982045132\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"485\">How to Choose the Right ITAD Provider<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"900\">Choosing the right partner is crucial to protecting your data and proving compliance. Look for an ITAD provider with ISO 27001-certified facilities, full GDPR and WEEE compliance, and the ability to issue Certificates of Destruction for every asset processed. They should also provide detailed asset logging with serial number tracking, and ideally offer the option of secure on-site shredding using mobile units.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1117\">Secure ITAD has been trusted by organisations across the UK and Europe to handle data-bearing devices safely, securely and sustainably, providing complete audit trails and expert advice to keep businesses compliant.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1117\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1207314501\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1207314501 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3870295690\" class=\"text article-underline\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3 data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1430\">Don\u2019t Let Old Drives Become a New Risk<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1602\">Unsecured data doesn\u2019t disappear when you hit delete. Every forgotten hard drive or SSD left in storage could become a data breach \u2014 and a serious compliance liability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1773\">Shredding your end-of-life drives is the only way to guarantee they can never be recovered, and it proves your commitment to protecting the people whose data you hold.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1965\">If you are unsure whether your current IT asset disposal policy is strong enough, now is the time to review it. 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