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.
Handing retired electronics to the wrong partner can expose company data and leave your organisation without proof of legal disposal. Use the checklist below when comparing e-waste recycling companies in Egypt.
1. A valid license
Ask for proof that the recycler is licensed by the Waste Management Regulatory Agency (WMRA). Egypt’s Waste Management Regulation Law No. 202 of 2020 requires waste to be handled through licensed channels, so an unlicensed buyer is a compliance risk for your company.
2. Certified management systems
Look for independent certification of how the recycler operates:
- ISO 9001 – quality management
- ISO 14001 – environmental management
- ISO 45001 – occupational health and safety
- ISO 27001 – compliant information security management
3. A clear data destruction method
Ask exactly how hard drives, SSDs and other storage media are destroyed. Physical destruction makes data permanently unrecoverable — or choose certified data erasure powered by BitRaser: secure, permanent and certified data destruction. Simply deleting or formatting is not enough. For sensitive sites, check whether the recycler can destroy media on your premises.
At Egyptian Electronics Recycling Co. (EERC), we recognize that data security is a critical responsibility when handling IT assets, particularly during equipment decommissioning, refurbishment or recycling.
As an Authorized Partner of BitRaser in Egypt, EERC provides professional, secure and verifiable data erasure services designed to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with internationally recognized data security practices.
Our certified data erasure process permanently removes data from HDDs, SSDs, laptops, desktops, servers and other storage devices, making it irretrievable through conventional data recovery methods.
Each successful erasure is supported by an individual Certificate of Data Erasure, documenting the device’s serial number, erasure status and relevant process details to ensure full traceability and accountability.
Our services help organizations:
- Protect confidential, personal and corporate information.
- Minimize the risks of data breaches and unauthorized access.
- Maintain secure chain of custody procedures.
- Support compliance with applicable data protection policies and recognized standards, including NIST SP 800-88.
- Enable the safe reuse, refurbishment, resale or environmentally responsible recycling of IT assets.
Our commitment: at EERC, data security comes first. We ensure that no IT asset proceeds to refurbishment, resale or recycling without the appropriate data sanitization measures, helping our clients safeguard their information while advancing sustainable resource recovery.
EERC × BitRaser | Secure Data. Trusted Results. Sustainable Future.
4. Documentation for every job
A professional recycler should provide:
- Weighing records for each collection
- A certificate of data destruction for storage media
- A recycling certificate for your compliance and ESG files
5. B2B collection capacity
Check how quickly the recycler can collect, which areas it covers and whether it can handle several sites. Companies need a partner that works around IT refresh cycles and office moves.
How EERC meets these criteria
Egyptian Electronics Recycling Co. (EERC) is licensed by WMRA, certified to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001, physically destroys storage media or erases them with certified BitRaser software (on-site if required) and documents every job with weighing records and certificates. It collects from companies within 72 hours in 6th of October City and Greater Cairo, has recycled more than 5,840 tonnes of e-waste since 2016 and was named best e-waste recycling company in Egypt for 2022 by Build Foundation.