Canada's Trusted ITAD Company for K-12 Schools

Greentec is Canada's most certified ITAD provider, trusted across the education sector. As the first company in Canada to achieve R2v3 certification and a NAID AAA certified data destruction firm, Greentec securely wipes student data, recycles retired devices responsibly, and returns value through device buyback that helps fund your next refresh.

Trusted by Canadian school boards since 1995.

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259 Schools

Peel District School Board's system size, Canada's 2nd-largest public school board.

153K+ Students

Enrolled across Peel DSB.

30+ Years

Serving Canadian education and public-sector clients, since Greentec's founding in 1995.

OECM Supplier

Greentec is a Platinum Supplier Partner in OECM’s 2025 Supplier Recognition Program (SRP)

Markets Currently Served (K-12)

Peel Region, ON

Durham Region, ON

Hamilton, ON

Ottawa, ON

Renfrew County, ON

Thames Valley, ON

Toronto, ON

Waterloo Region, ON

“Great service at all levels of contact. Very responsive and aligns with our board's green initiatives. Comfortably satisfies our need for data security and destruction services.”

Who Benefits and How

A Program That Answers to Every Role in the Building

A device retirement program touches more than the IT department. Here is what a properly run program gives each group with a stake in it.

IT Directors

A standardized process across every site, so refreshes stop depending on manual tracking spreadsheets and serialized documentation ships with every device.

Superintendents & Compliance Leads

Documentation built to satisfy MFIPPA, FIPPA and PIPEDA obligations from the start, rather than assembled after the fact when an audit is called.

Trustees & Board Members

Auditable proof of data security and responsible asset stewardship, formatted to table at a board meeting without reformatting.

Facilities & Operations

Pickups scheduled around the academic calendar and storage rooms cleared in a single coordinated visit, instead of an open-ended backlog.

Teachers & Principals

Less disruption during the school year, plus a visible, explainable answer when a parent or student asks what happens to a retired device.

The K-12 Refresh Cliff

Why Device Disposal Is Urgent for Schools Right Now

A wave of pandemic-era 1:1 devices is reaching end of life at the same moment funding has run out. Districts now face the twin pressure of tight budgets and strict duties on the student data inside every device.

38 Million

Chromebooks deployed across U.S. K-12, with the same 1:1 wave landing on Canadian boards on the same cycle.

Sept 2024

U.S. federal ESSER device funding expired, and Canadian boards face parallel budget pressure self-funding refreshes.

3 to 5 Years

The typical device refresh cycle, driving a large 2024 to 2027 retirement wave as pandemic-era fleets age out.

The Problem

What Schools Get Wrong About Device Retirement

Thousands of devices leave classrooms every year. Most districts handle it the same way: box up data-bearing devices with general e-waste, call someone, hope for the best.

Student Data Left Unverified

Drives leave the building without a certified wipe on record, so there's no audit trail when a trustee or auditor asks what happened to that device.

Multi-Site Logistics Overwhelm IT

Devices move to recyclers with no chain of custody by site, so IT can't say which device came from which school once it's time to report back.

Storage Rooms Without Access Control

Retired devices sit stacked in unlocked rooms for months, and every device in that room is still holding student data no one is watching.

How It Works

The Greentec Proven Process

A documented chain of custody for every device, from the moment it is collected at any location to the certificate and settlement report delivered to your team.

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

Secure Device Retirement (ITAD)

Never guess whether student data was destroyed.

End-to-end disposition for laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, desktops, servers and networking gear. Serialized tracking, certified erasure or destruction, and a certificate issued for every load. Value recovery offsets the cost of the program.

Multi-Site Pickup and Logistics

Pickups across boards with dozens of schools and sites, run by security-vetted technicians and scheduled around your academic calendar.

Certified Data Destruction

Drives, SSDs, backup media and legacy systems, destroyed onsite or offsite under full chain-of-custody, with certificates structured for governance and audit.

Data Centre Decommissioning

Server rooms and data centres for larger boards, cleared through secure extraction, transport and certified destruction with minimal disruption.

Certified Electronics Recycling

Non-refurbishable devices processed for maximum material recovery, with diversion and CO2e data ready for board reports and trustee presentations.

Battery, Lighting & Peripheral Recycling

Batteries, chargers, cables, keyboards, lab electronics, lighting fixtures and bulbs, collected in the same visit as every device pickup to clear storage areas in one operation.

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Capability	Greentec Best fit for K-12	Quantum Lifecycle	Iron Mountain
Asset buyback program	Yes	Yes	Yes
Available nationwide	Yes	Yes	Yes
Instant procurement via OECM contract	Yes	Not offered	Not offered
Built-in Ontario EDSTA compliance	Yes	Not offered	Not offered
Closed-loop zero-trust security model	Yes	Yes	Yes
Advanced R2v3 certified recycling	Yes	Yes	Not offered
Educational ROI (Carbon & ESG curriculum reports)	Yes	Not offered	Not offered

Asset buyback program

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Yes
Iron Mountain Yes

Available nationwide

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Yes
Iron Mountain Yes

Instant procurement via OECM contract

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Not offered
Iron Mountain Not offered

Built-in Ontario EDSTA compliance

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Not offered
Iron Mountain Not offered

Closed-loop zero-trust security model

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Yes
Iron Mountain Yes

Advanced R2v3 certified recycling

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Yes
Iron Mountain Not offered

Educational ROI (Carbon & ESG curriculum reports)

Greentec Best fit for K-12 Yes
Quantum Lifecycle Not offered
Iron Mountain Not offered

NAID AAA Certified

i-SIGMA Information Lifecycle Management

SERI R2v3 Certified

Sustainable Electronics Recycling International standards Organization

Ontario MOECC Approved

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Compliance Approval Permit Number 6247-6VDJUA

ISO 14001 Certified

International Standards Organization Environmental Management System

ISO 45001 Certified

International Standards Organization Health, Safety and Environment Management System

ISO 9001 Certified

International Standards Organization Quality Management System

Student-Data Compliance, Handled Properly

Device disposal is a data-protection obligation, not a routine IT task. Greentec's certified chain of custody gives districts the documentation general recyclers typically cannot provide.

Canadian Privacy Law

School boards must protect student records through end-of-life device destruction under MFIPPA, FIPPA and PIPEDA. Greentec's NAID AAA process and certificates provide the proof of destruction these laws require.

Cross-Border Coverage

For districts and institutions with U.S. operations, the same disposal duties fall under FERPA and COPPA. Greentec destroys data to NIST 800 and U.S. Department of Defense standards, helping districts meet their obligations under both frameworks.

Who is the best ITAD company for schools in Canada?

Greentec, Canada's most certified ITAD provider, the first in Canada to achieve R2v3 certification and a NAID AAA certified data destruction firm, has been trusted by school boards across Ontario since 1995, with instant procurement available through the OECM contract.

Is disposing of school devices covered by privacy law?

Yes. School boards must protect student records through end-of-life device destruction under MFIPPA, FIPPA and PIPEDA, and Greentec's NAID AAA process and certificates provide the proof of destruction these laws require.

Can our school get money back for old Chromebooks and iPads?

Yes. Greentec's asset buyback program returns value from refurbished and remarketed devices, creating a financial offset that helps fund your next refresh.

How does Greentec destroy student data?

Drives, SSDs, backup media and legacy systems are destroyed onsite or offsite under full chain-of-custody, with certified erasure or destruction and a certificate issued for every load.

Can Greentec handle summer bulk device pickups?

Yes. Multi-site pickups across boards with dozens of schools are run by security-vetted technicians and scheduled around your academic calendar, clearing storage areas in one coordinated operation.

What certifications should a school's ITAD provider have?

Look for NAID AAA data destruction, R2v3 responsible recycling, and ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 management systems. Greentec holds all five, governing its Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety (QEHS) management system.

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Turn Your Device Refresh Into Recovered Budget

One partner for pickup, destruction, and resale, backed by the certifications your board's auditors expect. Plan your summer refresh with Greentec.