Methodology
Registers first, then the company’s own pages. Every fact links its source and every row carries the date we read it: 9 Nov 2026 for this edition.
Registry-verified or company-stated
By certification| Certification | How we verified it | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| e-Stewards | Verified via registry | 14 of 14 matched on the current processors list. e-Stewards current processors list |
| ADISA | Verified via registry | 7 matched on the register, including Blancco Drive Eraser’s Product Assurance and GET-IT’s ITAD Essentials. ADISA certified company search |
| R2v3 | Company-stated | SERI’s directory sits behind a bot check. Every R2v3 entry is read on the company’s own site, site by site. SERI R2 certified facility directory |
| NAID AAA | Company-stated | 2 matched in the i-SIGMA directory (AnythingIT, HOBI Dallas). The rest are read on the company’s own certification page. i-SIGMA NAID AAA directory |
| ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, 45001 | Company-stated | Read on the company’s own certification page. |
| WEEE AATF | Company-stated | Read on the company’s own site. |
In the table, a stamp means we found the company on that certifier’s register on the date shown, and the stamp links to the register. Plain text means the company states it and we link the page where it does. Certificates are issued per site, so match the facility that will handle your equipment.
Where the rest comes from
Services, device types, regions, sanitization standards, value recovery, certificates of destruction, client portals and serial-level tracking come from each company’s own service, about and certification pages, plus filings and trade press for ownership changes. Every record lists its sources with the date we read them, and each value on a company page links the source behind it.
Lists and filters
Regions, devices, services, certifications and standards hold several values per company. A filter matches when the company lists the value; picking two certifications shows companies that list both. “Global” means the company states worldwide coverage, so it appears under every region filter.
A dash marks an open question
Every value in the table traces to a page we can link. Where a company leaves a fact unstated on the pages we read, the cell shows a dash, so what you see is exactly what the company has published. Today 17 of 40 companies leave certificates of destruction unstated, 17 leave out a client portal and 18 leave out a facility count. Put these in your RFP and get the answer in writing.
Register facts
Where a register shows a withdrawn or surrendered certificate, the company page states it exactly as the register shows it, with the register’s date and a link to the register.
Renames
Companies are listed under their current name with the former one noted (Cascade Asset Management is now Sage Sustainable Electronics, TES is SK tes, Wisetek is part of Iron Mountain, EOL IT Services merged into tier1, Stone is Converge Technology Solutions UK), each linked to its source.
Corrections and paid placement
Companies and readers can send corrections with a public source to hello@itadcompanies.com. We re-check the row and update its date. The featured slot under the table is paid and labelled. Rows and their order come from the data alone.
Field definitions
15 fields- Type
- What kind of business it is: full-service ITAD provider, e-waste recycler, OEM take-back program, distributor ITAD arm or data erasure software vendor.
- Headquarters
- Headquarters city and country as the company states it.
- Regions
- Countries or regions the company says it collects from or serves. "Global" means the company states worldwide coverage.
- Facilities (sites)
- Processing or certified sites the company states. Some counts are certified sites rather than every plant; see the source.
- Devices
- Equipment the company says it takes in.
- Services
- ITAD services offered, from collection to resale and recycling, as listed on the company site.
- Certifications
- Every certification the company holds or states. Registry-confirmed ones are marked; the rest are as stated by the company.
- Registry-confirmed
- Certifications we found on the certifier's own public register (e-Stewards current processors list, ADISA certified company search) on the verification date.
- Certification source
- Where each certification was confirmed: which registry, or the company site only.
- Sanitization standard
- Erasure or destruction standards the company says it follows (NIST 800-88, IEEE 2883, HMG IS5, ADISA, Blancco software, DoD 5220.22-M).
- Value recovery
- Resells reusable equipment and returns value to the client (buyback or revenue share).
- Certificate of destruction
- Issues certificates of data destruction or recycling.
- Client portal
- Offers an online client portal or asset reporting.
- Serial-level tracking
- Tracks and reports each asset by serial number.
- Minimum job
- Minimum job size as the company states it (for example 'no unit minimums').