{"id":3281,"date":"2026-10-15T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/?page_id=3281"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:14:20","slug":"data-storage-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/datavernietiging\/datadragers\/","title":{"rendered":"Destruction of data storage media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"section section-pageheader-detail  has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n            <div class=\"holder\">\n                                    <div class=\"background-image\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Reuzado-9570-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <h1>Destruction of data storage media<\/h1>\n\n                                                    <div class=\"rank-math-breadcrumbs\">\n                                <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n                        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <div class=\"inner\">\n                            <p>Company data is not only stored on hard drives. SSDs, backup tapes, USB sticks, NAS systems, smartphones and tablets also contain data that must never fall into the wrong hands. Reuzado destroys all your data storage media in a certified and verifiable manner, in accordance with the ISO 27001 and DIN 66399 standards. Either at your premises or in our secure processing facility.<\/p>\n<p>Following destruction, you will receive a certificate stating the serial numbers of the data storage media and the date of processing. This ensures you comply with the GDPR and means you have the evidence to hand immediately in the event of an audit.<\/p>\n                                                                                                <div class=\"button-holder\">\n                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/request-quote\/\"\n                                                target=\"_self\"\n                                                class=\"button\">Request a Quote<\/a>\n                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/contact\/\"\n                                                target=\"_self\"\n                                                class=\"button\">Contact us<\/a>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n        <div  class=\"section section-block-cards has-bg-lightblue has-pattern-blue\" data-reveal-group>\n            \n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                        <h2>How data storage media are destroyed<\/h2>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"block-holder\">\n                                                    <div class=\"blocks\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"column\" data-reveal-group>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>1. Registration<\/h3>\n<p>Please let us know which data storage media you would like to have destroyed and how many. You will receive a no-obligation quote; the cost depends on the number of items and the location.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>2. Collection or on-site delivery<\/h3>\n<p>Our own drivers collect the data storage media in locked roll-on containers. Alternatively, the mobile shredder unit can come to you, so that the data never leaves the premises.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"column\" data-reveal-group>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>3. Registration<\/h3>\n<p>Every data carrier is registered. Only authorised staff are permitted access to the secure processing area.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>4. Destruction<\/h3>\n<p>The data storage media are destroyed using industrial shredders in accordance with DIN 66399. We destroy hard drives using an H5 shredder.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                                                    <div class=\"inner\">\n                                                        <h3>5. Certificate<\/h3>\n<p>You will receive a certificate bearing serial numbers and the date, which can be found in the Circu-IT customer portal.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content two-columns has-bg-lightblue has-no-pattern\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content-holder\" data-reveal-group>\n                                            <div class=\"column\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                                <h3>Which data storage media do we destroy?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hard disk drives (HDD)<\/li>\n<li>SSDs, including those from laptops and servers<\/li>\n<li>Back-up tapes<\/li>\n<li>USB sticks<\/li>\n<li>NAS systems<\/li>\n<li>Smartphones and tablets<\/li>\n<li>Laptops and servers with built-in storage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"\/en\/data-destruction-2\/destroy-hard-drives\/\">destroy hard drives<\/a>.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h3>On site or in our processing area<\/h3>\n<p>At <a href=\"\/en\/data-destruction-2\/on-site\/\">on-site data destruction<\/a> will your data storage media be destroyed under your supervision in the <a href=\"\/en\/data-destruction-2\/shredder-truck-2\/\">shredder truck<\/a>. The data never leaves the premises.<\/p>\n<p>Would you prefer to have them collected? In that case, your data storage media will be transported in locked wheelie bins to our secure processing facility, where they will be registered and destroyed.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n        <div  class=\"section section-content has-no-padding-bottom-d has-no-padding-bottom-m has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n                        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                <div class=\"content-holder\">\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                        <div class=\"inner\">\n                            <h2>Destroy or delete?<\/h2>\n<p>Not every data storage device needs to be destroyed. Working laptops, desktops and servers can also be certified as wiped using Blancco. The device can then be reused, and its residual value is offset against the costs. Read more about <a href=\"\/en\/data-destruction-2\/data-deletion\/\">certified data erasure<\/a> or view all our services for <a href=\"\/en\/data-destruction-2\/\">data destruction<\/a>.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <div  class=\"section section-faq  has-no-bg has-no-pattern\">\n        \n        <div class=\"container\" data-reveal-group>\n                        <div class=\"faq-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"faq\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"faq-title\">\n                                <h2>Frequently asked questions about the destruction of data storage media<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                            <div class=\"faq-items-wrapper\" data-reveal-group>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>What is included under the term \u2018data carriers\u2019?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon opened\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body is-opened\">\n                                        <p>Anything on which digital data is stored: hard drives, SSDs, backup tapes, USB sticks, NAS systems, smartphones, tablets and the storage in laptops and servers.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>What standard do you use when destroying data storage media?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Reuzado operates in accordance with ISO 27001 and DIN 66399. Hard drives are destroyed using a DIN 66399 H5 shredder.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Will I receive a certificate of destruction?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes. You will receive a certificate showing the serial numbers of the data storage devices and the date of processing. You can find this certificate in the Circu-IT customer portal.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>Can the data storage devices be destroyed at our premises?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Yes. Using the mobile shredder unit, we destroy the data storage media at your premises, under your supervision. The data therefore never leaves the premises.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>How much does it cost to destroy data storage media?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>The costs depend on the number of data storage devices and the location. Data destruction starts at \u20ac4.50 per data storage device, including a certificate. Request a no-obligation quote for a bespoke price.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                                    <div class=\"faq-heading toggle-heading\">\n                                        <h3>What happens to the leftovers?<\/h3>\n                                        <i class=\"icon closed\"><\/i>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"faq-body toggle-body hidden\">\n                                        <p>Following disposal, the remains are processed by specialist recyclers in accordance with WEEELABEX guidelines, so that the raw materials are recovered.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":592,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3290,"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3281\/revisions\/3290"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reuzado.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}