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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 134 Google reviews
Office IT Clearance for UK Businesses
Ecogreen provides secure office IT clearance for UK businesses that are moving, downsizing, closing or refitting an office. We collect every computer, server, phone and printer you no longer need, with our own vehicles and staff. Every device is logged by serial number, and all data is erased or destroyed with certificates to prove it.
We work with businesses and organisations only.
Trusted by Organisations
Across the UK
Secure Office IT Clearance When Your Workspace Changes
Every office move, closure or refit leaves IT behind. Old PCs sit under desks and laptops fill cupboards. Most of them still hold client files, emails and personal data.
Our office IT clearance service removes that equipment in a planned, recorded way. We collect from your premises, log each asset and take it straight to our secure Nottingham facility.
You get one consolidated report for the whole office IT clearance. It covers your UK GDPR accountability and your WEEE duty of care. Reusable equipment is refurbished first, and nothing goes to landfill.
What Our Office IT Clearance Covers, and What It Doesn't
Our office IT clearance covers IT and electronic equipment only. Working, faulty and broken items are all accepted. The full list is on our equipment types page.
Servers and storage
Rack and tower servers, storage arrays and the equipment from server and comms rooms.
Data check Often your most sensitive data
Network kit
Switches, routers, firewalls and wireless access points.
Data check Configuration files and passwords
Phones
Desk phones, phone systems, mobile phones and tablets.
Data check Contacts, messages and call logs
Screens
Monitors of every size, through our monitor recycling service.
Data check No data: recycled for materials
Printers, multifunction devices, photocopiers and scanners.
Data check Many hold a drive with scanned copies
Data media
Hard drives, SSDs, USB media and backup tapes.
Data check Logged and destroyed
Power
UPS units and batteries from IT equipment.
Data check Batteries handled separately
Retail tech
EPOS terminals, tills, card machines and label printers.
Data check Payment and sales data
Everything else IT
Cables, keyboards, mice, docking stations and other peripherals.
Data check Recycled for materials
What we don't clear
Furniture and general waste: book a general clearance alongside us
Furniture and general waste need a general office clearance or removals contractor. You can book them for the same day as our IT collection. We plan our timing around theirs, so the IT leaves first and the rest of the space can then be cleared.
Confidential paper is a separate service
Files, archive boxes and printed records are not part of an office IT clearance. They go through our confidential paper shredding service. We can book both for the same visit.
Not part of an office IT clearance
- Office furniture: desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cupboards and storage units
- Fixtures and fittings
- Carpets and floor coverings
- Kitchen appliances and general electrical items, such as fridges, microwaves and kettles
- General office waste and rubbish
When Businesses Need an IT Clearance
An IT clearance usually follows a change to the workspace. These are the jobs we plan most often.
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Relocating? We clear the IT you're not taking with you
An office move is a good time to retire old equipment. Your IT relocation provider moves the kit you keep, and we take away everything you don't. That keeps old devices off the van and out of your new office.
We do not move, install or reconnect IT at your new premises. Our office IT clearance removes only the equipment you are retiring. Add us to your office relocation IT plan once you know what stays behind.
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Downsizing and hybrid-working consolidation
Hybrid working often leaves more devices than people. When you consolidate floors, an office IT clearance removes the surplus PCs, monitors and phones. An office computer clearance turns that surplus into reused equipment.
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Office closures
Closing a site means everything must go, often against a fixed date. We clear the whole IT estate in one planned office IT clearance where we can. You receive one report covering every asset from that location.
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Refurbishments and refits
A refit often brings new screens and phone systems. An office IT clearance removes the old kit before the builders arrive. Office equipment disposal then runs alongside the project rather than holding it up.
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End of lease and dilapidations
Dilapidations are breaches of lease covenants about a property's condition, usually settled when a lease ends. Reinstatement works are harder to start while old IT still fills the space. Plan your office IT clearance well before handover, and check your lease terms with your surveyor or landlord.
Server Room and Comms Room Clearance
The server room is often the last space cleared and the one holding the most data. Our server room clearance covers servers, storage arrays, switches, routers, firewalls and UPS units. Comms room clearance covers the network kit, phone system hardware and patch leads.
Decommissioning before an office IT clearance
Your IT team or provider decides when systems go offline and when data has been migrated. Once equipment is powered down, we disconnect it, log it and remove it. For larger decommissioning projects and data centres, see our server disposal service.
Backup tapes and loose drives
Old backup tapes and spare drives often turn up in server room cupboards. They are logged and destroyed like any other data media. Tapes can also go through our backup tape destruction service.
Data on Every Device: Erased or Destroyed
Every data-bearing device in an office IT clearance is either erased to a recognised standard or physically destroyed. Nothing leaves our process with data still on it.
Certified erasure with Blancco
Working PCs, laptops, servers and phones are erased with Blancco software to NIST 800-88 and HMG Infosec Standard No. 5. Each device gets its own erasure report. The standard is set out in NIST SP 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization, and our data sanitisation page explains the method.
Shredding on site or at our facility
Damaged drives, failed erasures and media covered by a destruction policy are shredded. Shredding takes place on your premises or at our secure Nottingham facility. Loose drives can also go through our hard drive shredding service.
Logged before it leaves your office
Every asset is logged by serial number at the point of collection. That chain of custody runs from your office to your final report. Equipment travels in our own vehicles with our own staff, never with a third-party courier.
Certificates within 5 working days
Your certificate of data destruction lists each serial number and the method used. It is issued with your WEEE documentation within 5 working days of processing. The NCSC guidance on secure sanitisation of storage media explains why this record matters.
Which office IT clearance method suits each device?
Large-Volume Office IT Clearance in One Visit
Office IT reaches us in very large volumes. A single move can empty several floors of desks, a server room and years of stored equipment at once. We plan each office IT clearance around the size of the job and your timetable.
Office IT clearance teams sized to the job
Collection teams of two or more arrive in our own vehicles, sized to the volume you have. Equipment can be boxed, caged or on pallets. Every item is logged at collection, and phased or multi-site jobs are combined into one consolidated report.
- Multi-floor clear-outs: every floor cleared in one visit, logged floor by floor
- Multi-site clearances: offices across the UK, on dates that suit each site
- Estate-wide refreshes: old fleets cleared as new equipment is rolled out
- Phased projects: equipment collected in stages as teams move out
Planning Building Access for Your IT Clearance
Office buildings have rules, and good IT equipment removal is planned around them. Tell us about your building when you book your office IT clearance, and we plan the collection to fit.
What to tell us about your building
Lifts: goods lift availability, size and any booking slots
Loading bays: bay bookings, height limits and time windows
Parking: where our vehicles can stop and for how long
Building management: any sign-off, induction or paperwork they need before the day
Office IT clearance planning checklist
- Confirm the move, closure or handover date
- List the equipment staying and the equipment going
- Back up any data you need to keep
- Ask your IT team to power down servers and network kit
- Book lifts, loading bays and building access
- Book any furniture or general waste contractor for the same day
How Our Office IT Clearance Works
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1. Request a Collection
Tell us the equipment, rough quantities, sites and access details. We agree a collection date that suits you. Our terms and conditions apply.
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2. Collection by our own team
Our trained staff carry out your office IT clearance in our own vehicles. Nothing passes to a third-party courier.
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3. Serial-logged audit
Every asset is logged by serial number at collection and tracked through to your final report.
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4. Certified data destruction
Devices are erased to NIST 800-88 or HMG IS5 with Blancco, or physically shredded. Shredding takes place on site or at our Nottingham facility.
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5. Reports and WEEE documentation
You receive your certificates, asset audit report and WEEE documentation within 5 working days of processing.
Is Office IT Clearance Free?
Most of our clients enjoy a free service as we're able to generate revenue from the reuse of equipment. If your collection won't cover our internal costs, we'll tell you before we confirm it. This depends on the type, quality and quantity of the equipment you have for recycling, along with your location and the service level you require. Please contact us to confirm what we can offer.
Free Business Collection
We work with businesses and organisations only. Our terms and conditions set out how the service works.
Book a Free Business CollectionOffice IT Recycling: Reuse First, Zero Landfill
Reuse comes first in every office IT clearance. Working laptops, desktops, monitors and phones are refurbished and resold wherever possible.
Equipment that cannot be reused is broken down for material recovery. Metals, plastics, circuit boards and batteries go on to be recycled. Nothing from your office IT recycling goes to landfill.
Office electronics recycling is also a legal duty. Waste electrical equipment must go to an authorised handler with the right paperwork. GOV.UK sets out these duties in its WEEE regulations guidance.
Why Choose Ecogreen for Your Office IT Clearance
Learn more about us, or see how office clear-outs fit into our full IT asset disposal service.
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IT only, done properly: we focus on IT equipment and the data on it, not furniture
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Own vehicles and staff: no third-party couriers from collection to processing
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Serial-number tracking: every asset logged at collection, through to your report
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Certified erasure: Blancco software to NIST 800-88 and HMG IS5
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Zero landfill: reuse first, then material recovery
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Fast paperwork: certificates and WEEE documentation within 5 working days of processing
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Independently accredited: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 45001, Cyber Essentials Plus, ICO registered and Environment Agency registered waste carrier CBDU457511
Office IT Disposal Across the UK
We provide office IT disposal UK-wide from our Nottingham head office and processing facility. Our office IT clearance teams collect from offices across the country, including London, Birmingham, Bristol and the East Midlands.
See our pages on computer recycling in London and computer recycling in Nottingham for local detail.
IT clearance services for every type of office. We provide IT clearance services for corporate offices, schools and colleges, healthcare, the public sector, finance and legal firms. Every office IT clearance follows the same secure process, but each sector has its own audit needs:
- Financial services IT disposal for banks and insurers
- Council IT disposal for local authority offices
- NHS IT disposal for health offices
Office IT Clearance Reports and Compliance
Every office IT clearance ends with documents you can file for audit.
Hazardous waste and UK GDPR
Hazardous waste paperwork is provided where required by law. UK GDPR applies to personal data until the device holding it is wiped or destroyed. The ICO expects appropriate security throughout, including disposal. Its guide to security outcomes explains what that means, and our compliance page shows how we meet it.
You receive
- Certificate of data destruction: serial numbers and the method used for each device
- Erasure reports: one per erased device, produced by Blancco
- Asset audit report: what we collected, from which site, and the outcome for each item
- WEEE waste transfer documentation: your duty of care record
What Our Clients Say
Businesses trust our office IT clearance team with large, well-documented collections. Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 134 Google reviews.
134 Google reviews
Rating as shown on Google, November 2026
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Mike Webb
Google review
I've used Ecogreen Recycling now a couple of times, in total they have recycled around 150 PC's, Laptops and servers for me plus additional hard drives, UPS, Printers and monitors. Booking is simple, I managed to specify the days that were convenient for me. The guys collecting the equipment were professional, polite and really do know how to pack a trolley to get the equipment on the van. Images shown are the 2 different collections they have made. Data Destruction certificate to HMG IS5 Enhanced standards received a couple of weeks later plus Certificate of WEEE Disposal so we can prove compliance to our customers. Can't recommend them highly enough.
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Dickson Apraku
Google review
We recently used eco green it recycling for it disposal and data destruction services and we couldn’t be more satisfied. Their team was highly professional, efficient and secure ensuring that our outdated equipment was disposed of responsibly. Data security was our top priority and eco green it delivered with certified data destruction methods that gave us complete peace of mind. They provided detailed documentation and certificates of destruction, ensuring compliance with industry regulations
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Bonnie Sullivan
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We had a lot of old IT equipment that needed to be recycled, I contacted Ecogreen IT Recycling and the service as exceptional. Communication was excellent. It was all collected within a week and certificates back. Fantastic Service.
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Data Time Systems
Google review
Great communication from Mark throughout. Seamless delivery of old equipment and a friendly team, did all the heavy lifting. Certificates received quickly too. Highly recommend.
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Marina Fancy
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We couldn’t be happier with the service! Ray helped us coordinate the collection, and his team efficiently removed our old EPOS hardware from our office. The process was quick and hassle-free—highly recommended!
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Usama Kamran
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Excellent customer service from start to finish they guided us the complete process of collection of our IT equipment and data destruction. Process was very ease and secure including the shredding of hard drives.
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Rebecca McCormick
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Fantastic service. Booked with such ease and collection was done very quickly! they collected all our unwanted IT equipment and we request to destroy the hard drive on site. very secure process from start to finish. would recommend and certainly use again.
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Naresh Thondepu
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Great service by staff to destroy our company laptops data.
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Jason Hawkes
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I recently used EcoGreen for secure IT recycling and data destruction,the experience was great. Charlotte, who assisted me throughout the process,was incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and attentive to every detail. The team's dedication to ethical recycling and secure data destruction was clear, giving me complete confidence that sensitive information was handled securely.
Our Certificates and Accreditations
| Accreditation | What it covers | Reference |
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| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management | Cert. 336722020 |
| ISO 14001:2015 | Environmental management | Cert. 336732020 |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Information security management | Cert. 525942026 |
| ISO 45001 | Occupational health and safety management | Cert. 525952026 |
| Cyber Essentials Plus | Independently tested cyber security controls | Cert. 51333abc-95cc-4b9c-9bd7-8d0ee165fb2d |
| ICO registration | Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office | Registration Number ZA246798 |
| Environment Agency registered waste carrier | Licensed to carry business waste | CBDU457511 |
ISO 27001 means how we handle your devices and data is independently certified. ISO 45001 means collections follow a certified health and safety system, from heavy copiers and server loads to lithium batteries and goods lifts.
You can check our waste carrier registration on the Environment Agency public register. See our licences page for copies.
Office IT Clearance FAQs
Do you clear office furniture or general waste?
No. Our office IT clearance covers IT and electronic equipment only. We are not a general office clearance company, so desks, chairs, filing cabinets, carpets, kitchen appliances and general waste need a separate contractor.
Can you collect on the same day as our furniture contractor?
Yes. Tell us who is clearing the furniture and when. We plan our collection around their timing.
Do you move IT to our new office?
No. We do not move, install or reconnect IT equipment. We clear the equipment you are retiring, and your IT relocation provider moves the rest.
What about confidential paper?
Paper records go through our separate paper shredding service. We can book both services for the same visit.
Do you clear server rooms and comms rooms?
Yes. We clear servers, storage, network kit, phone systems and UPS units once your IT team has powered them down. Every data-bearing item is logged and erased or destroyed.
How is data protected during a computer clearance?
Every device is logged by serial number at collection. It is then erased with Blancco to NIST 800-88 or HMG IS5, or physically shredded. You receive a certificate within 5 working days of processing.
Can you clear several floors or sites?
Yes. For a large office IT clearance, we size teams and vehicles to the job and clear multi-floor and multi-site offices. Phased or multi-site work is combined into one report.
Is office IT clearance free?
Most of our clients enjoy a free service as we're able to generate revenue from the reuse of equipment. If your collection won't cover our internal costs, we'll tell you before we confirm it. This depends on the type, quality and quantity of the equipment you have for recycling, along with your location and the service level you require. Please contact us to confirm what we can offer.
Do you collect from homes?
No. We work with businesses and organisations only. Households can use their local council recycling centre.
Are you accredited?
Yes. We hold ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 45001 and Cyber Essentials Plus. We are ICO registered and an Environment Agency registered waste carrier (CBDU457511).
Book Your Office IT Clearance
Whether you are clearing one floor or a nationwide estate, we will plan an office IT clearance that fits your dates. Speak to our team on 033 0124 3053, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, or contact us online.
Office IT clearance is one part of our full IT recycling service for UK businesses.
Book a Free Business Collection
Call
033 0124 3053Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
or book online
Ecogreen IT Recycling, 28 Gibbons Street, Nottingham NG7 2SB.