Computer disposal and IT recycling across Reading. 3.5 hrs from our Rochdale facility M6 → M40 → M4 — Reading is on our regular collection route. Free pickup over 50 kg or 20 units, paid by bank transfer after weigh-in. WEEE-compliant: registered Waste Carrier CBDU607333.
Coverage across Reading
Central Reading, Caversham, Earley, plus the Thames Valley tech belt — Green Park, Thames Valley Business Park, Stoke Park, Bracknell business parks. Heavy IT density in this region means we run Reading routes 2–3 times monthly.
Reading itself, plus Wokingham, Bracknell, Slough and the wider Thames Valley tech corridor down to Maidenhead and Newbury. M4 J10–J13 catchment is standard.
Common Reading collections
- Tech-sector office clearances — Reading is dense with software & networking firms
- Data centre decommissions in Slough / Iron Mountain corridor
- Microsoft / Oracle / Cisco partner-network refresh batches
- University of Reading IT batches
- ITAD providers overflow / strip-out work
- Logistics & warehousing IT around Heathrow western perimeter
What we pay
Complete Units — paid per piece
| Item | Grade | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Desktops Complete Tower & SFF, all components present | Standard | £1.15 /kg |
| Desktops Missing Parts Missing PSU, drives, or RAM | Stripped | £0.95 /kg |
| Server Complete Rack & tower, populated | Premium | £2.30 /kg |
| Server Missing Parts Missing drives/RAM/PSU | Stripped | £1.55 /kg |
| Switches (24/48 port) Cisco, HP, Dell, Juniper | Premium | £2.15 /kg |
| Access Points Ubiquiti, Aruba, Meraki | Standard | £0.65 /kg |
| Laptops Complete With battery & screen | Premium | £2.20 /kg |
| Laptops Missing Parts Cracked screen, no battery | Stripped | £1.75 /kg |
| Tablets iPad, Surface, Android | Standard | £1.60 /kg |
| Smart Phones iPhone, Android (working/broken) | Premium | £4.00 /kg |
| Mixed Phones Bulk mixed batches | Premium | £5.00 /kg |
| All-in-One PCs iMac, HP Envy AIO | Standard | £0.89 /kg |
| APC / UPS Units Uninterruptible power supplies | Standard | £0.30 /kg |
| Docking Stations USB-C, Thunderbolt, proprietary | Standard | £0.30 /kg |
| Hard Drives (HDD) 3.5" and 2.5" mechanical | Premium | £1.80 /kg |
| SSDs (undamaged) SATA & NVMe, no physical damage | Top | £17 /kg |
| Cables with plugs Per cable, terminated ends | Standard | £0.90 /kg |
| Household Cable Bulk twin & earth, mains | Premium | £2.25 /kg |
| PSU with plugs PSUs with power cables | Standard | £0.50 /kg |
Materials — paid per kg
| Item | Grade | Price |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Bare DDR sticks, no heatsinks or attachments | A | £70 /kg |
| CPU Pinless (modern LGA) Intel i5/i7/i9 4th-gen+, Xeon Scalable | Reuse | £11 /kg |
| CPU Big AMD (PGA) Threadripper, EPYC, Opteron — refurb-grade | Reuse | £45 /kg |
30% deduction rule: PCBs must be free of steel, alloy, plugs and other attachments. If they're not, we deduct 30% off the per-kg rate to cover sorting at our end.
How a Reading collection works
- WhatsApp photos and rough volume to +44 7908 749694 for a quote
- We schedule a pickup window, usually within the week
- Pickup, transport, weigh-in at Rochdale with weigh-slip emailed
- Photo ID + proof of address one-time check (UK Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013)
- Bank transfer within 1–2 working days of weigh-in
- Waste Transfer Note (WTN) issued on request
Reading FAQ
Do you do bulk for Thames Valley tech firms?
Yes — trade accounts with Net 30 invoicing, scheduled monthly collections, +5–15% over listed rates on regular volume. Common for managed-service providers and ITAD partners in the M4 corridor.
Slough data centres — can you collect?
Yes, with prior coordination on security clearance. Mixed-tier batches (rack servers, switches, UPSs, drives) are standard work.
What's the smallest job you'd come out for?
Free pickup at 50 kg or 20 units. Anything smaller — post it in, drop it at our Rochdale facility, or aggregate with another local collection.
Do you do data destruction for Reading business?
Yes — secure HDD shredding with wipe certificate is available on collections. See the hard-drive shredding service →
What about CRT/LCD monitors?
We don't buy them (they're WEEE-regulated). We can include monitor disposal as a netted-off line item on a mixed collection. Why we don't and what to do →