We’ll find a home for your unwanted IT
If you’ve got at least 15 devices which are too old for our trade-in service, get them recycled instead. It’s as simple as telling us what devices you have, booking a collection, and we’ll do the rest! and it’s all FREE!
If you’ve got less than 15 devices, drop them off to us, or complete the form in the link below, and we’ll be in touch.
Recycle to help the environment
If you’re unsure with what to do with your old PC, printer, large display, or mobile phone, then recycle with HardSoft.
It has always been important for us to help where we can, and we actively encourage our customers to be as environmentally-friendly as possible.
Everything you need to know about collection
Existing customers within a 55 mile radius of our Sawbridgeworth Head Office (CM21 9AE) are entitled to free collection of their devices. This includes all of London, Essex, and Hertfordshire.
We use our own driver for these collections, offering a truly white glove pick-up service. For those outside this radius, it is £200+VAT.
Any missed collection will be charged for.
What happens once we collect your old device?
Your old machine will be sent to a facility operated by our third-party recycling partners, which are registered with the UK Environment Agency and focus on re-use.
Need data erasure?
If you need the data on your devices to be wiped, we offer this as a service for £25+VAT, so please remember to request this when filling out the form below.
If you do not wish to pay this fee, it is your responsibility to remove any personal data from all devices before they are collected.
Your old computer will be sorted, graded, and prepared to either be re-sold or to be broken down into parts.
By separating the materials and breaking them down to their raw forms such as glass or metal, they can be sent back to manufacturers to create new products. Any parts that can’t be reused are recycled responsibly.
Wherever a device still has life left in it, we’ll always look to give it a second home before breaking it down. Through our IT Reuse for Good Charter pledge, working-order machines can be refurbished and donated to schools, charities and people affected by digital poverty — helping close the digital divide rather than adding to e-waste.
How to keep up the eco-friendly work with HardSoft
New IT equipment is a huge source of environmental waste. Each time a new machine is created, more fossil fuels, for instance, oil, coal, and natural gas are used, and more raw materials like lumber, steel, and plastic are sourced via methods such as mining or deforestation. None of this is good for the planet, and as a society, we need to reduce our negative impact on the environment.
Conserving natural resources is vital for the future well-being of our planet. By recycling your old laptop or desktop, you help reduce the strain on the environment, and contribute to a more sustainable society! When you recycle your old Apple MacBook, iMac, Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell XPS, etc. you’re recycling all the materials and components that are used to build these machines. This means there’s less demand to make source more of these materials, and therefore fewer fossil fuels, mining, and raw materials are needed to make new products!
The result of this is that there is a reduction in the harmful damage done to the natural world. The more we recycle, the fewer forests are cut down, the fewer wild animals are harmed, and less pollution fills our air and water.