E-Waste Knowledge Center
Direct answers to the questions companies ask most about e-waste, data security and compliance in Egypt.
Physical destruction or data erasure — which data destruction method should a company choose?
Choose physical destruction (hard drive damage) for drives that will not be reused or are faulty — it makes data permanently unreadable. Choose certified data erasure with BitRaser when drives and devices will be reused, refurbished or resold; each device gets a certificate of data erasure. Both can be carried out at your premises.
Read the answer →What should a data center decommissioning checklist include?
A data center decommissioning checklist should cover five stages — planning, a full asset inventory, secure data destruction, safe removal with a chain of custody, and documentation with certified recycling. The goal is that every device is accounted for, no data leaves readable, and your organisation keeps the certificates that prove it.
Read the answer →How are precious metals recovered from electronic waste?
Precious metals are concentrated in printed circuit boards. After dismantling, boards are crushed, chemically treated, ground and separated so metals such as copper can be recovered. Recovering gold, silver, platinum and palladium at high purity requires specialised refining; EERC signed an MoU with Italy's IREN Group in 2025 to build a plant for this in Egypt.
Read the answer →How is data securely destroyed before electronics are recycled?
Data is destroyed by physically destroying the storage media — hard drives, SSDs and other data-bearing devices — so the data can never be recovered. A certified recycler documents the process in a certificate of data destruction, and can carry it out on the client's premises if required.
Read the answer →How do you choose a certified e-waste recycling company in Egypt?
Choose a recycler that is licensed by Egypt's Waste Management Regulatory Agency (WMRA), holds ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001 certification, physically destroys storage media, and issues weighing records, a certificate of data destruction and a recycling certificate for every job.
Read the answer →How can a company dispose of old servers securely?
Plan the retirement with an equipment list, have every hard drive, SSD and storage module physically destroyed — on-site if your security policy requires — then recycle the hardware through a licensed recycler and keep the certificate of data destruction, weighing records and recycling certificate.
Read the answer →What certificates should a company in Egypt require from an e-waste recycler?
For every job, a company should receive weighing records, a recycling certificate and — whenever storage media are involved — a certificate of data destruction. Before choosing the recycler, it should also check the recycler's WMRA license and its ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications.
Read the answer →What happens to old computers after they are recycled?
After collection, old computers are weighed and documented, their hard drives are physically destroyed, and the machines are dismantled and sorted into metals, plastics and circuit boards. These materials then go through crushing, chemical treatment, grinding and separation so valuable materials are recovered, and the company receives a recycling certificate.
Read the answer →What is e-waste, and why must companies recycle it responsibly?
E-waste (electronic waste) is any discarded electrical or electronic equipment — such as computers, servers, phones, network equipment and printers. Companies must recycle it through licensed recyclers because it contains hazardous substances and valuable materials, and because retired devices often still hold confidential data.
Read the answer →Retiring IT or electronic equipment?
We collect from your company within 72 hours of your request, destroy the data and issue a recycling certificate for your records.