Certified ITAD · Canada & U.S.

Laptop Disposal & Recycling for Organizations

Greentec manages laptop retirement for enterprises, school boards, universities, and government agencies. Every device receives a NIST 800-88 compliant data destruction certificate tied to its serial number, with full chain-of-custody documentation from pickup through final disposition.

Serving organizations retiring 10 or more devices. For individual drop-offs, visit our public drop-off locations.

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Laptops ready for certified recycling

NAID AAA

Certified data destruction, independently audited

R2v3

First in Canada for responsible recycling and refurbishment

NIST 800-88

Federal sanitization standard applied to every device

3-5 Years

Typical enterprise laptop lifecycle — fleets bought 2020-2022 are retiring now

Who We Serve

Organizations Across Every Sector

Greentec works with any organization retiring laptops at volume, from a school district refreshing its 1:1 program to a financial institution decommissioning thousands of devices across branch offices.

Enterprise & Corporate IT

Multi-site fleet refreshes with chain-of-custody documentation covering every branch, remote worker, and campus location.

K-12 School Districts

1:1 programs, end-of-lease returns, and pandemic-era device waves, with serialized certificates formatted for board reporting.

Universities & Colleges

Lab refreshes, faculty devices, and administrative fleets across single or multi-campus institutions.

Government

Federal, provincial, and municipal departments retiring laptops with serialized certificates under PIPEDA, FOIP, or equivalent frameworks.

Healthcare

Hospitals and health authorities decommissioning devices that hold personal health information, with PHIPA-compliant destruction documentation.

Financial Services

Banks and asset managers retiring laptops with destruction evidence structured for regulatory audit files.

Manufacturing & Industrial

Field laptops, plant floor devices, and office IT retired together under one program with consistent documentation.

Utilities & Power Generation

Control room and field laptops decommissioned with environmental diversion data for sustainability reporting.

What We Accept

All Laptop Types, Any Condition

Greentec handles Windows Laptops, MacBooks, Chromebooks, and Rugged field devices. Working units, cracked screens, water damage, and missing components are all accepted with no pre-sorting required.

Windows Laptops

Windows Laptops

Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft Surface, Asus, Acer

Any other business or consumer Windows laptop

Working or non-functional; no pre-sorting required

MacBooks

MacBooks

MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and older MacBook models

Apple devices wiped using Apple-specific erasure methods before processing

Chromebooks

Google / Chromebooks

School-issued and enterprise Chromebooks in any volume

Common in K-12 1:1 programs

Processed under the same certified chain of custody as all other devices

Rugged & Field Laptops

Rugged & Field Laptops

Panasonic Toughbook, Dell Rugged, Getac

Similar field-hardened devices

Utilities, construction, and industrial clients

Drives Pulled from Laptops

Drives Pulled from Laptops

SSDs, HDDs, and NVMe drives removed before decommissioning

Each receives a certified wipe or physical shred

Serialized certificate issued per unit

Accessories & Docking Stations

Accessories & Docking Stations

Power adapters, docking stations, laptop bags, and peripherals

Processed alongside the laptops at no extra charge

Zero material sent to landfill

The Risk Context

Laptops Carry More Data Than Any Other Device

Laptops move between offices, homes, and client sites. By the time one is decommissioned, it may have touched hundreds of files and credentials. A factory reset is not proof. Under PIPEDA, PHIPA, and equivalent frameworks, your organization remains responsible until data is provably destroyed.

Open Liability

Factory resets and undocumented recyclers do not close the gap

An unvetted recycler or a deletion step that cannot be documented leaves an open liability. The organization that uses the device remains responsible until destruction is proven.

Serialized Destruction

Device-by-device wipe verification and shredding with serial-matched certificates

Every laptop is logged by serial number on intake. NIST 800-88 erasure is attempted on every functional drive; failures route to physical shredding. Certificates are issued per device, not per pallet.

Documentation That Holds Up

Audit-ready proof for regulators, trustees, and ESG disclosures

Each certificate names the sanitization standard, method, technician, and serial number. CO2e diversion and recycling weights ship ready for ESG, STARS, or board reporting.

The Greentec Process

From Pickup to Certificate

Every laptop that leaves your building enters a documented chain of custody. Nothing is certified until the destruction record is complete and verifiable.

Step 1

Discovery

The Assets
The Project
The Budget

Step 2

On-Site Logistics

Secure Pick-up
Data Centre Decommissioning
Chain-of-Custody

Step 3

Asset Management

Audit & Testing
Data Sanitization
Secure Destruction

Step 4

Electronics Recycling

Removal of Hazards
Recover Components & Critical Minerals
Commodities Recycling

Step 5

Reporting

Certificates of Data Sanitization, Destruction, Recycling
Detailed Audit Report
ESG & Environmental Impact Report

The Greentec Proven Process diagram

Authority & Credentials

Canada's Most Certified ITAD Provider

No other Canadian laptop recycler holds this combination of data destruction, environmental, and quality certifications at the same time.

NAID AAA

The standard for certified data destruction, with unannounced on-site audits by NAID-authorized assessors.

SERI R2v3

SERI R2v3

First in Canada. Responsible recycling from intake through downstream material recovery.

ISO 14001

Certified environmental management system, audited annually by an accredited third party.

ISO 45001

Certified health and safety management across Greentec facilities and partner operations.

ISO 9001

Certified quality management ensuring a consistent, documented process at every location.

Included With Every Pickup

Your Complete Documentation Package

Every pickup generates a documentation set that satisfies auditors, privacy regulators, and sustainability reporting requirements.

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Certificate of data destruction per device naming the sanitization standard, destruction method, technician, date, and serial number.

Full asset manifest listing every laptop received, with serial numbers and condition grades recorded on intake.

Chain-of-custody records from your loading dock through final certified disposition, signed and timestamped throughout.

CO2e diversion data and recycling weights, ready for ESG reports, STARS submissions, or board presentations.

Value recovery report with any resale offset credited to your organization within 30 days of processing.

Where We Operate

Laptop Recycling Across Canada and the US

Greentec-operated and certified partner facilities serving organizations from coast to coast. Every location applies the same NIST 800-88 and R2v3 standards.

Cambridge

Ontario

HQ
95 Struck Court, Cambridge, ON N1R 8L2

Toronto

Ontario

3080 Yonge Street, Suite 6060, Toronto, ON M4N 1S1

Ottawa

Ontario

116 Albert Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, ON K1P 5G3

Surrey

British Columbia

6899 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC V3W 5A1

Calgary

Alberta

2360 Portland St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4M6

Edmonton

Alberta

257 St, Acheson, AB

Montreal

Quebec

130 Boulevard Saint-Joseph, Lachine, QC

Winnipeg

Manitoba

965 Sherwin Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0T8

Halifax

Nova Scotia

150 Colford Avenue, Dartmouth, NS

Computer Recycling

Certified recycling and data destruction for desktops, workstations, all-in-ones, and mixed business computer fleets.

Cell Phone Recycling

Factory wipe and certified recycling for smartphones and tablets, with resale value recovery where applicable.

Data Centre Decommissioning

Full rack-and-stack teardown with serialized asset tracking, wiping, and logistics across single or multi-site data centres.

Secure Data Destruction

NAID AAA certified on-site and off-site shredding for drives, media, and devices that require physical destruction.

Electronics Recycling

R2v3-certified downstream recycling for all categories of e-scrap, with material diversion reporting included.

ITAD

End-to-end IT asset disposition covering every device type: laptops, servers, networking, storage, and peripherals, under one contract.

What types of laptops does Greentec accept?

Greentec accepts Windows laptops (Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft Surface, Asus, Acer, and others), MacBooks, Chromebooks, and rugged field devices like Panasonic Toughbook, Dell Rugged, and Getac. Working units, cracked screens, water damage, and missing components are all accepted with no pre-sorting required, along with pulled drives, accessories, and docking stations.

How is data destroyed on a laptop?

NIST 800-88-aligned erasure is attempted on every functional storage device. Devices that fail verification are automatically routed to physical shredding, which reduces storage media to fragments under 20mm. A certificate is issued per device naming the standard, method, technician, and serial number.

Can Greentec handle large-volume laptop fleet refreshes?

Yes. Greentec serves organizations retiring 10 or more devices, from a school board refreshing its 1:1 program to a financial institution decommissioning thousands of devices across branch offices, with scheduled pickups across single-site or multi-site locations in Canada and the US.

What documentation do education clients receive for Chromebook and laptop programs?

School districts receive serialized certificates formatted for board reporting, a full asset manifest, chain-of-custody records, and CO2e diversion data. Chromebooks from K-12 1:1 programs are processed under the same certified chain of custody as all other devices.

Will Greentec recover any value from functioning laptops?

Yes. Functional devices are assessed for resale or refurbishment value, and any resale offset is credited to your organization within 30 days of processing, with a value recovery report included in the documentation package.

Is Greentec's laptop recycling service available in the United States?

Yes. Greentec serves organizations across Canada and the US through Greentec-operated and certified partner facilities, with US partner locations in MA, NY, PA, IL, KS, TN, GA, FL, TX, OR, CA, and MD. Every location applies the same NIST 800-88 and R2v3 standards.

How does Greentec handle laptops from a 1:1 student device program?

1:1 programs, end-of-lease returns, and pandemic-era device waves are collected under a documented chain of custody, with every device logged by serial number or asset tag on intake and serialized certificates formatted for board reporting.

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We serve businesses, school boards, governments, and institutions across Canada and the US. One engagement covers pickups, certified data destruction, recycling, and full documentation.

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