Electronics & data carriers
Bin: E-waste bin or security crateData destroyed first, then back as copper, aluminium and plastic.
Anything with a plug, battery or chip is e-waste. If it holds data — laptops, phones, USB sticks, access cards — it goes via De Graaf Security's secure route so the information is verifiably destroyed.
This belongs in it
- Laptops, PCs, servers and monitors
- Phones, tablets and USB sticks
- Keyboards, mice and cables
- Kitchen appliances and corded tools
- Access cards and badges
- Broken chargers and adapters
This does not belong in it
- Loose batteries and battery packs (separate stream)
- Appliances full of food — empty them first
- Gas-filled cooling equipment without prior notice
What happens to it?
- 1. Collect separately
Data carriers go into a locked crate; other appliances into the e-waste container.
- 2. Secure transport
Data material is collected with secure trucks.
- 3. Destroyed within 24 hours
Data carriers are physically destroyed within 24 hours in line with DIN 66399; you receive a certificate of destruction.
- 4. Maximum material separation
After destruction, steel, aluminium, copper, precious metals and plastics are separated and recovered.
Where is it processed?
Data destruction at a closed, CA+ certified destruction site, then material recovery at a certified e-waste processor.
This is what it becomes
Good to know
Rules and legislation
Electrical and electronic equipment appears in the Circular Materials Plan among the streams that must always be kept separate. If it holds personal data, the GDPR applies on top.
Sources
The figures and rules on this page were checked against the following sources.
- Gescheiden houden van bedrijfsafval en gevaarlijk afvalRijkswaterstaat — Circulair Materialenplan
- Wat is de DIN 66399 voor vertrouwelijke vernietiging?De Graaf Groep
- Afvalstromen en dienstverleningDe Graaf Groep
Checked on 18 August 2026