Tech Defenders partners with corporate clients to manage asset recovery, ensuring data security and environmentally responsible asset disposition. Our IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services provide a secure and professional approach to asset recovery. Since our inception in 2015, we’ve successfully served over 500 clients in the United States and internationally, earning global recognition as leaders in environmental and data security.
As a comprehensive ITAD service provider, we offer a full spectrum of secure technology asset disposition services. Whether you need specific ITAD solutions to enhance your capabilities or want us to manage the entire process from start to finish, Tech Defenders has you covered.
What Sets Us Apart
Data Security & Privacy Compliance
With our R2v3 and ISO certifications, we guarantee the highest standards in data security and privacy, ensuring your sensitive information is handled with the utmost care.Comprehensive Reporting & Transparency
We provide detailed reporting and maintain full transparency throughout the ITAD process, giving you complete visibility and peace of mind.Value Recovery & Sustainability
Our ISO 14001 certification underscores our commitment to environmental management. We specialize in the reuse and repurposing of IT assets, maximizing their value while promoting sustainability by reducing e-waste.Extensive Solutions & Services
We offer a wide range of tailored ITAD solutions and services that align with your business needs, ensuring a seamless and efficient transition for your outdated IT equipment.Services & Solutions
Data Destruction
Recycling & Logistics
Asset Value Recovery
Lifecycle Management
Non-Profit Donations
Onsite Services
SERVICES & SOLUTIONS
Data Security & Destruction
Expert Data Sanitization and Destruction
Our data sanitization and destruction processes adhere to the highest standards, including NIST 800-88 and SERI’s R2v3. We guarantee that all data is completely and securely erased, protecting you from regulatory penalties, liabilities, and reputational harm. Each device is meticulously sanitized to ensure all sensitive information is permanently removed.
Comprehensive Security Measures
Tech Defenders employs a security-first approach in materials lifecycle management. Our facilities are secured with key card access, 24-hour third-party monitoring, and over 50 security cameras, with footage retained for at least 90 days. Our trained personnel manually identify and process all data-storing devices to ensure complete data destruction.
Certified Data Erasure and Disposal
We provide certified data erasure services, ensuring the complete and permanent removal of sensitive information. Our comprehensive data destruction services include physical shredding, crushing, and bending, all compliant with strict data security guidelines. Customers receive a Certificate of Data Destruction for every processed asset.
SERVICES & SOLUTIONS
Lifecycle Management Consultation
Extended Consultation Services
- Consult with Tech Defenders experienced team of industry professionals
- We help manage your device fleets to meet your ongoing needs
- Providing remote assistance, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Estimated Residual Values
On a quarterly basis, you’ll receive forecasting reports for your device fleet including:
- Current Device Pricing
- Future Device Pricing
- When to Buy — When to Sell
- Best Devices for ROI
SERVICES & SOLUTIONS
Non-Profit Partnership Opportunities
Put your devices back into a worthy organization. We have the network and capabilities to get you plugged into the right non-profit of your choice - further enhancing your ESG goals and initiatives.
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Worry-Free: Handing off used equipment is no easy-task. We handle the auditing, compliance, and data security concerns for your donation so you don’t have to, easing your department’s workload.
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Hands-Off: We handle everything from asset tag removal and data drive sanitization to organizing, packing, and shipping of the devices for you.
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You Choose: Request a charity of your choice to donate you used equipment to. These can range from a local school or non-profit to international programs designed to provide computers to kids in impoverished countries.
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Minimize Digital Divide: As computer and Internet access become essential, the digital divide grows. Working with a full-service ITAD provider helps low-income families get the right equipment, covering all specs, logistics, and warranties.
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Human-I-T Partnership: We currently partner with Human-I-T, a non-profit that leverages the support of organizations to provide equitable access to devices, internet, digital skills training, and tech support for communities left on the wrong side of the digital divide.
SERVICES & SOLUTIONS
Asset Value Recovery
We manage and track each asset through processing to redeployment or remarketing, achieving the highest possible residual value. By partnering with Tech Defenders, you ensure your clients receive maximum ROI while benefiting from our expertise in secure device processing and global logistics.
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Added Value: Our specialized refurbishment process converts your technology into re-marketable devices, significantly increasing your total payout.
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Reuse Before Recycle: We maximize your ROI by promoting device reuse before recycling, providing additional revenue opportunities for every device.
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Diverse Remarketing: Utilizing our diverse remarketing channels and internal sales management, we ensure you get the best ROI for your devices.
Certifications
We are certified to the highest standards in the electronics recycling industry. We adhere to a strict zero-landfill policy for all electronic waste, and we employ rigorous downstream tracking and accountability.
R2v3 Certification: Responsible Recycling
The R2v3 Certification provides a common set of processes, safety measures, and documentation requirements for businesses that repair and recycle used electronics. R2v3 is rigorously and independently audited, emphasizing quality, safety, and transparency.
The R2v3 certification requires us to:
- Prioritize electronics refurbishment whenever possible
- Properly destroy all sensitive data
- Operate with a tight chain of custody
- Monitor workplace health and safety
- Maintain legal compliance
- Carefully track all equipment
- Maintain sufficient insurance to cover operations
- Guarantee responsible downstream management of toxic materials
ISO 9001: Quality Management Systems
ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and is the only standard in the family that can be certified to. This is based on a number of quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement.
ISO 14001: Environmental Management
ISO 14001 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and can be certified to. It maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective environmental management system.
ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety
ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its performance.
SERVICES & SOLUTIONS
Logistics & Onsite Services
We offer nationwide pickup services for electronics using our own trucks and logistics team. All assets are tracked upon acquisition and remain secured through their arrival at Tech Defenders’ central processing facility. We also provide LTL (less-than-truckload) and FTL (full truckload) pickup options for electronics.
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Onsite Collection: Our secure ITAD services include working with clients to implement secure on-site asset collection processes and storage environments. This ensures physical and data security while minimizing the potential for asset damage.
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Onsite Packaging: Our team handles on-site packing to minimize transit-related damage and environmental risk while maximizing asset credit. We arrive with the necessary tools and materials to package and prepare your assets for secure transport.
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Secure Chain of Custody: Tech Defenders maintains a secure environment throughout the entire IT asset disposition process. From acquisition to final disposition—whether refurbishment, redeployment, recycling, or destruction—we ensure a documented chain of custody, guaranteeing data destruction and asset tracking.