Certified data erasure. One certificate per drive.
NIST 800-88 / CESG-aligned software erasure for HDDs, SSDs, and NVMe — preserving the drive for reuse and giving your auditor exactly what they want to see.
- Devices processed since 2018
- 0+
- Diverted from landfill
- 0%
- Quote turnaround
- 0h
- Refurbished, not shredded
- 0%
A wiped drive is only as good as the certificate that proves it. Most ITAD firms hand over a single page that says "all drives erased". Your auditor wants more than that. So do you.
MakeITgood gives you a certificate per drive, with the serial number, drive details, the standard the wipe was performed to, the operator who ran it, the date, and the pass/fail verification. It's the level of evidence ICO investigations expect, and it's standard with every job we do.
Software erasure or physical destruction
For a healthy modern drive, NIST 800-88 Purge software erasure is fully accepted as a permanent data sanitisation method — and it preserves the drive for reuse, which is better for the planet and often returns value to you. For drives that fail verification, drives that can't be unlocked, or where your information security policy mandates it, we escalate to physical shredding to HMG IS5 Higher Standard particle sizes.
Drives we handle
SATA HDDs, SAS HDDs, SATA SSDs, NVMe SSDs, M.2, mSATA, eMMC, and SED / BitLocker / FileVault / LUKS-encrypted drives. Mobile devices and tablets are wiped to manufacturer reset standards with a certificate of factory reset.
For regulated industries
If you operate under FCA, ICO, or sector-specific data handling rules, ask us about our enhanced chain-of-custody protocol — sealed, tamper-evident transit containers, witnessed erasure on request, and a same-day turnaround on certificates.
Audit-grade evidence
A certificate per drive. Tied to a serial.
Hover the certificate to reveal the per-drive detail your auditor will ask for. Method, operator, verification — bundled into one pack at the end of every job.
- NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1, CESG aligned
- EA upper-tier waste carrier · CBDU311007
- Failed-wipe → on-the-spot destruction
What you get
- NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1 Purge
- CESG / HMG IS5 aligned
- Per-drive serial-tied certificate
- HDD, SSD, NVMe, encrypted drives
- Witnessed erasure on request
- Same-day certificate turnaround
- Failed drives escalated to shredding
- Compliance pack PDF for auditors
Our process
From your office to a certificate.
- 01Step
Receive
Drives logged in by serial on arrival.
- 02Step
Erase
Wiped on a logged workstation to NIST 800-88.
- 03Step
Verify
Independent read-back verification, pass/fail.
- 04Step
Certify
Per-drive PDF certificate, bundled into your pack.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Can't find what you need? Our team replies to every quote enquiry within one working day.
Ask us directlyWhat standard do you erase to?
We erase to NIST SP 800-88 Rev 1 Purge and align with UK Government CESG / IS5 guidance. Where physical destruction is required, drives are shredded to particle sizes compliant with HMG IS5 Higher Standard.
Do you provide a certificate per drive?
Yes. Every drive — HDD, SSD, NVMe — receives an itemised certificate with serial number, make, model, capacity, method, operator, date, and pass/fail result.
Can you erase encrypted drives?
Yes. We support Opal SED, BitLocker, FileVault and LUKS-protected drives. Where keys are unavailable or the drive fails to verify, the drive is escalated to physical destruction and the certificate reflects that.
Is software erasure as secure as shredding?
For a healthy modern drive, yes — when done to NIST 800-88 with verification. We default to software erasure because it preserves the drive for reuse. Physical destruction is offered for clients who require it for policy reasons.
How do you prove erasure happened?
Drives are wiped on a logged workstation. The output report (Blancco-compatible fields) is bundled into your compliance pack alongside the chain-of-custody manifest.
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