Mobile Hard Drive Destruction
Mobile Hard Drive Destruction With Certificate of Destruction
When electronic devices with storage media reach the end of their useful life, you need a secure way to destroy the hard drive disks they contain and keep information secure – permanently.
Two destruction tiers are offered, depending on data classification and procurement requirements: a software-based Clear method (NIST SP 800-88 r1 Clear, three-pass overwrite, suitable for low-classification data) and physical Destroy method (NIST SP 800-88 r1 Destroy, mobile shredding truck, suitable for any classification including HIPAA, PCI DSS, GLBA, and CMMC scope). Each engagement closes with a Certificate of Destruction listing serial numbers, method, date, and chain of custody.
Hard Drive Wipe & hard drive shredding cost– Pricing Table
Pricing varies by destruction method (NIST SP 800-88 r1 Clear or Destroy), volume (per-drive vs flat truck-roll), and witness mode. NAID AAA-certified workflows include the manifest, chain-of-custody log, and Certificate of Destruction at no separate line item. Bulk and recurring engagements (≥100 drives or quarterly cycles) carry tiered volume pricing.
Mobile Hard Drive Destruction Pricing: Wipe vs Shred
3-Pass Hard Drive Data Wipe Cost
- 5 hard drives or less – $99
- 10 hard drives or less – $199
- 25 hard drives or less – $299
- 75 hard drives or less – $499
- 100 hard drives or less – $599
Destruction via Hard Drive Shredding Machine
- 5 hard drives or less – $150
- 10 hard drives or less – $250
- 25 hard drives or less – $350
- 75 hard drives or less – $575
- 100 hard drives or less – $650
Each mobile shredding engagement closes with a Certificate of Destruction listing the asset serial numbers, the destruction date and time, the destruction method (NIST SP 800-88 r1 Destroy), the chain-of-custody log, the witness mode, and the NAID AAA Certification reference number: the audit-evidence package required for HIPAA 45 CFR §164.310(d)(2) Disposal, PCI DSS v4 Requirement 9.4, GLBA 16 CFR Part 314, FACTA 16 CFR Part 682, and similar regulatory regimes.
More than 100 Hard Drives?
Call our hard drive destruction experts on (866) 850-7977 for a quote.
How Our Mobile Hard Drive Shredding Service Works
- We send you shipping boxes and labels for your order. We use a range of secure transport options based on your need:
- Smaller QTY: High quality transport boxes sealed with tamper evident security tape.
- Large QTY (50+): We organize wooden and bulk shipping solutions for bigger requests.
- You place your hard drives in the secure box and ship back to us.
- The secure shipping boxes will arrive to our facility and will be taken immediately into our secure clean room. You will receive an email alerting of its safe arrival and that the box was received untampered.
- Based on the amount and level of destruction the job should be done with 24-72 of its arrival to our facility.
- Our certified recycling facility completes the secure hard drive destruction process with environmentally responsible disposal and recycling of the remaining materials.
- Upon completion of the complete hard drive disposal procedure, you will receive a Certificate of Destruction via email.
Our Hard Drive Destruction Methods, Explained
3-Pass Wipe with Certificate of Destruction
The 3-Pass Wipe option applies NIST SP 800-88 r1 Clear method to magnetic HDDs, with the optional Purge category for SSDs and self-encrypting drives. DoD 5220.22-M is referenced as the legacy three-pass overwrite that NIST SP 800-88 r1 superseded in 2014; current Data Destruction Inc. workflows use the NIST 800-88 r1 method category appropriate for the media type and data classification.
Hard Drive Shredding with Certificate of Destruction
This is the most advanced data protection method available, as there is no possibility of data recovery when your drives are in minute pieces! Yes, your drives will be physically destroyed using our custom shredding machines, so data recovery is not an option. This is the ultimate data destruction method.
Choosing one of these two options is the best for our mobile hard drive destruction service. It is secure, economical, and comes with full tracking and indemnity.
From the moment Data Destruction Inc. arrives on-site, every drive enters a documented chain of custody: barcoded manifest, sealed transport bin, two-person handling, witnessed loading into the mobile shredding truck, and an immediate Certificate of Destruction at the point of physical destruction. The customer never relinquishes line-of-sight until the drives are below the NIST SP 800-88 r1 Destroy particle-size threshold.
Data Destruction Inc. Takes Enterprise Security Seriously Takes Your Security Seriously
Protecting enterprise data is the procurement-defensible priority. Schedule mobile hard drive destruction by Data Destruction Inc. at (866)850-7977 or request a quote through contact us.
- We use processes that are clearly defined and documented to international standards. These ensure that your data is secured with no means of recovery.
- We use both internal and independent auditing with full reporting to provide transparency and accountability. Such measures provide confidence that adequate protection of privacy and reputation is achieved.
- All hard drive destruction activities are monitored by CCTV in a facility that has monitored personnel access. This ensures maximum protection for all assets in our facility.
- Our employees and contractors undertake background checks before being employed. We have specific security protocols which we put in place for every task in the destruction chain.
Mobile Hard Drive Destruction FAQ's
Under NIST SP 800-88 r1, the Clear method category is a single-pass overwrite of all addressable storage and is acceptable for magnetic HDDs returning to a low-classification reuse environment. The Destroy method category is physical destruction (shredding, disintegration) and is the procurement-defensible default at end-of-life or for high-confidentiality data (PHI under HIPAA, cardholder data under PCI DSS, classified information under NISPOM 32 CFR §117).
Yes. Data Destruction Inc. mobile destruction covers 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch SATA / SAS HDDs, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, M.2 NVMe SSDs, U.2 NVMe enterprise SSDs, BGA-soldered SSDs, and LTO backup tape cartridges, with method selection (NIST SP 800-88 r1 Clear / Purge / Destroy) matched to the data classification and form factor. SSDs cannot be reliably Cleared by overwrite (wear-leveling), so the defensible options for SSDs are Purge (verified cryptographic erasure on SED-equipped drives) or Destroy (shredding to an SSD-rated particle size).
The Certificate of Destruction lists the asset serial numbers, the destruction date and time, the NIST SP 800-88 r1 method category used (Destroy on a shredding engagement), the chain-of-custody log, the witness mode, and the NAID AAA Certification reference number (administered by i-SIGMA). Together these fields form the audit-evidence package required by HIPAA 45 CFR §164.310(d)(2), PCI DSS v4 Requirement 9.4, GLBA 16 CFR Part 314, and FACTA 16 CFR Part 682.