Skip to main content
Skip to main contentTampa Bay, FL · store pickup by appointment · ITAD pickup along the East Coast · (727) 205-6520
Retiring business equipment? Sell us your old gear →
Service 03 · Clearwater, FL

Hard drive wiping and data destruction, certified per drive.

NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 data sanitization with our in-house wipe process, a certificate of sanitization for every drive serial, and in-house physical destruction at the Clearwater shop for media that won’t wipe. No mobile shredding, no third party.

The TL;DR

Standard
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2
Wipe tool
In-house, proprietary
Certificates
One per drive
Can’t be wiped
Destroyed in-house
On-site shredding
Not offered
Evidence
Per-serial documentation
NIST
SP 800-88 Rev. 2 sanitization
1
Certificate per drive
0
Third-party destruction partners
Per-serial
Documentation for every drive
Two methods, one certificate

Pick what the drive can take.

Both end in a certificate tied to the drive. A healthy drive is wiped and can live again; media that can’t be wiped is destroyed.

An opened hard drive with clearing rings and a partially filled progress bar.
Method · Wipe

In-house software wipe

Drives are sanitized with our in-house wipe process to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2. The drive stays usable, which is the right answer for healthy hardware going back into circulation.

Priced per drive · certificate included

A hard drive enters a shredder and metal fragments fall into a collection bin.
Method · Destroy

In-house physical destruction

Failed, damaged, or unreadable media that can’t be wiped is physically destroyed at the Clearwater shop. No mobile truck and no third-party partner.

Priced per drive · certificate included

One hard drive is linked to a certificate with a red seal.
Deliverable · Proof

A certificate per drive

Every drive that comes through gets a certificate of sanitization tied to its serial, whichever method it needed.

Included with every drive

The deliverable

Every drive gets this.

A certificate of sanitization for every drive, tied to its serial number and the method used: an in-house wipe to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2, or in-house physical destruction.

Each certificate records the asset serial, the drive serial, the method, the result, and the authorized technician. Documentation is prepared per serial at the shop and sent with your close-out. If your auditor needs the certificate in a particular format, tell us during scoping and we’ll say plainly whether we can provide it.

AndersonTech Solutions, LLC
SAMPLE LAYOUT

Certificate of Sanitization

Asset serial
Recorded per asset
Drive serial
Recorded per drive
Method
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 · In-house wipe
Result
Pass · or destroyed in-house
Issued by
AndersonTech Solutions, Clearwater, FL
Authorized technician
Process · 4 steps

From drop-off to verified destroy.

01

Receipt & serial log

Drives logged by serial when they reach the shop.

02

In-house wipe

Sanitized to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2. Anything not on the list is not touched.

03

Verify or destroy

Drives that can’t be wiped are physically destroyed in-house.

04

Certify

A certificate for every drive, whichever method it needed.

In-house destruction

When a drive won’t wipe.

Failed, damaged, or unreadable media can’t be sanitized in software, so it’s physically destroyed at the Clearwater shop. It never goes to a third party for destruction, and there’s no mobile shredding.

Scrap from destroyed media is demanufactured and recycled in-house with the rest of the non-resale material.

  • Destroyed at the shopThe same bench that wipes and tests your equipment.
  • A certificate per driveDestroyed media is certified like wiped media.
  • No third-party partnerDestruction is not subcontracted.
  • Scrap recycled in-houseNon-resale material is demanufactured and recycled in-house.
Common questions

Frequently asked questions about drive wiping and destruction.

What’s the difference between a wipe and destruction?

An in-house wipe sanitizes the drive to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 and leaves it usable. Destruction is for media that can’t be wiped: the drive is physically destroyed in-house. Both get a certificate.

Do you shred drives on-site?

No. There’s no mobile shredding. Drives are wiped at the Clearwater shop, and media that can’t be wiped is destroyed there too.

Who does the destruction?

We do, in-house. Destruction isn’t sent to a third-party partner.

What do we get back?

A certificate of sanitization for every drive, prepared per serial at the shop. Tell us during scoping what else your auditor needs.

Is a wipe as secure as shredding?

For a healthy drive, yes: an in-house wipe to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 makes the data unrecoverable and leaves the drive reusable. Media that fails or can’t be wiped is physically destroyed in-house. Both get a certificate.

What is a certificate of sanitization?

A per-drive record, tied to the asset and drive serial, of the method used (an in-house wipe to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2, or physical destruction) and the result, issued by AndersonTech Solutions in Clearwater, FL. Documentation is prepared per serial at the shop.

Where do you work?

ITAD pickup and on-site service cover the East Coast: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. If your state isn’t on the list, contact us for a quote and we’ll see if we can handle your needs. The shop is in Clearwater, FL, and retail visits are by appointment.

How is data destruction priced?

Per drive. Your quote lists the exact price for your drives, with a certificate of sanitization included for every one. Send the drive count and types and we’ll itemize it.

How do businesses pay?

All modern forms of payment are accepted, including cash, card, and ACH. Data destruction takes a 50% deposit when booked, with the balance due on completion.

Often paired with

Other services clients add.

Got drives that need to be unrecoverable?

Bring them to the Clearwater shop by appointment, or send us a list. A certificate for every drive, and no surprises.

Request a quote →
Email
All services