From Stockton and Hartlepool to Redcar and Darlington, we collect retired computers, laptops and servers across the Tees Valley for free — with every byte of data destroyed and the paperwork to prove it.
Free IT collection & data destruction.
Every collection is handled in line with UK GDPR and the WEEE Regulations. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO registration ZB436456) and hold an upper tier waste carrier licence with the Environment Agency (CBDU444714).
And it is entirely free: no collection charge, no minimum quantity and no fees for data destruction or certificates. Our costs are covered by responsibly recycling the equipment we collect.
Teesside is more than Middlesbrough. Offices, schools, GP practices, warehouses and plants are spread across Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland and Darlington, and every one of them eventually has old IT that needs to go somewhere safe. We cover the lot as part of our North East service.
Whether it is a box of laptops from a Stockton office, a cabinet of old servers on an industrial estate near Billingham, or a school’s retired Chromebooks in Hartlepool, the service is the same: free collection, certified data destruction and WEEE-compliant recycling.
Looking for Middlesbrough itself? See our IT recycling in Middlesbrough page.
Simple for you — we do the heavy lifting.
Tell us roughly what you have and where it is. Book online or call 0191 468 3257.
You get a text with an ETA. On arrival we provide an itemised audit and a Duty of Care waste transfer note.
Every data-carrying device is wiped or shredded. You receive one certificate listing them all.
Everything is recycled to WEEE standards. That recovered value keeps the service free.
We accept laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, desktops, servers, monitors, printers, interactive whiteboards, projectors, networking equipment, cables and peripherals. There is no minimum quantity: one device or several hundred.
When you book, give us a rough list and any site access notes (security gates, inductions, loading bays) so we send the right vehicle. You get an ETA by text, we audit the kit on arrival and leave the waste transfer note before we go.
Data on retired equipment is still your responsibility under UK GDPR until it is destroyed. That is why every Teesside collection comes with a Certificate of Data Destruction listing each device by serial number, alongside the Duty of Care waste transfer note required for WEEE.
Want to know exactly what paperwork you need? Read our guide to WEEE disposal paperwork, or see how we handle secure data destruction.
Many Teesside organisations have sites further north too. We also collect across Durham and County Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumberland, all from our base at Benton Square in Newcastle.
Book online via our free collection form, call 0191 468 3257 or email Enquiries@Techwastenortheast.co.uk. Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm.
Yes. All of Teesside and the Tees Valley is within our North East service area, including Stockton-on-Tees, Thornaby, Billingham, Hartlepool, Redcar, Guisborough, Darlington, Yarm and the surrounding towns and industrial estates.
Yes. There is no collection fee, no minimum quantity and no charge for data destruction or certificates anywhere on Teesside.
A Duty of Care waste transfer note for the collection, plus a single Certificate of Data Destruction listing every device by serial number. Keep these for your compliance records (three years under WEEE regulations).
Yes. For multi-site organisations we can coordinate collections and paperwork so each location stays traceable.
Drives are wiped to NSA/CSS 130-2, DoD 5220.22-M and HMG IS5 standards, or physically shredded if they cannot be wiped. The data is not recoverable afterwards.
Clearing old computers, laptops or servers anywhere on Teesside? Book a free collection — data destroyed, paperwork sorted, nothing to pay.
