Data Destruction
Hard Drive & SSD Shredding
Physical destruction is the only method that eliminates data recovery risk entirely. We shred HDDs and SSDs in-house — with serialized certificates of destruction issued for every device.
Request Shredding ServiceWhy it matters
When the drive is destroyed, the liability goes with it
Data wiping leaves room for doubt. A certificate saying data was overwritten is only as good as the process behind it — and in a breach investigation, doubt is expensive. Physical shredding removes the question entirely. Once a drive goes through our industrial shredder, there is no recoverable data. Period.
Every hard drive and SSD we shred is inventoried by serial number before destruction. You receive a serialized certificate of destruction for each device — not a batch certificate, not a summary. One COD per drive, tied to its serial number, suitable for any audit or compliance review.
We handle HDDs, SSDs, NVMe drives, laptop drives, enterprise SAS drives, and USB storage. If it stores data, we can destroy it. For full IT asset disposition including data destruction, see our ITAD service.
Our equipment
The machine your drives go through
Every drive we collect is destroyed at our Marietta, GA facility using our Ameri-Shred AMS-300HD-SSD — purpose-built for HDD and SSD destruction. These are photos of our actual equipment.
Ameri-Shred AMS-300HD-SSD at our Marietta, GA processing facility
Post-destruction output — fragments from a single engagement. No data is recoverable from this material.
What we destroy
All drive types. Any volume.
Hard Disk Drives (HDD)
Enterprise SATA and SAS drives, desktop HDDs, laptop drives, and external hard drives of any capacity or manufacturer.
Solid State Drives (SSD)
2.5" SATA SSDs, M.2 NVMe drives, PCIe SSDs, and enterprise flash storage from any vendor including Samsung, Intel, Micron, and Seagate.
Other Storage Media
USB drives, flash cards, tape media, and other data-bearing devices. If it stores data and needs to be destroyed, we can handle it.
Our process
How drive shredding works
Scheduling
We confirm volume, device types, and logistics. On-site pickup or facility drop-off — your choice.
Collection & Inventory
Every device is logged by serial number at collection. Chain of custody documentation begins immediately.
In-House Shredding
Drives are destroyed at our Marietta, GA facility using our Ameri-Shred AMS-300HD-SSD. No outsourcing, no third-party transfers.
Responsible Recycling
Shredded material is processed through our R2-certified downstream recycling partners.
Reporting & CODs
You receive a serialized certificate of destruction for every device, plus a full engagement report.
Shredding vs. wiping
Why physical destruction is the higher standard
Data wiping has failure modes
Software-based wiping can fail on damaged sectors, firmware-protected areas, or drives with remapped blocks. A wiped drive that passes verification software may still contain recoverable data in areas the wipe never reached.
Shredding has no failure modes
A drive reduced to fragments cannot be reassembled. There is no recovery vector, no verification requirement, and no audit question about process integrity. The destruction is self-evident.
Both have a place
For high-volume, lower-risk refresh cycles, certified wiping with NIST SP 800-88 documentation is appropriate and cost-effective. For regulated data, sensitive environments, or anything where certainty matters — shredding is the right answer. We offer both.
Ready to schedule a shredding engagement?
Tell us what you have — quantity, drive types, and location. We will confirm logistics and get it scheduled, usually within the week.