ITAD Services

What is IT asset disposition (ITAD)?

IT asset disposition (ITAD) is an industry term and practice built around reusing, recycling, repurposing, repairing or disposing of unwanted IT equipment in a safe and environmentally responsible way. An IT organization can practice IT asset disposition itself or have a specialized vendor handle it.

Instead of ending up as electronic waste, or e-waste, in a landfill, an IT device's internal components can be reused. This helps keep waste such as plastics and heavy metals out of the environment.

What does ITAD do?

IT asset disposition vendors typically provide the following services:

asset management

data center decommissioning

data erasure

Hard drive shredding

refurbishing

repair and return

disposal of e-waste