Computer disposal and IT recycling across Glasgow. 3 hrs from our Rochdale facility M6 → M74 — Glasgow 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 Glasgow
Glasgow city centre, West End, Govan and Clydeside, plus the suburbs and the wider Central Belt — Paisley, Renfrewshire, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Edinburgh and Stirling on the same trip subject to volume.
Greater Glasgow plus the wider central Scotland belt — Paisley, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Motherwell, Cumbernauld. Edinburgh runs we usually batch with Glasgow if the volume is split across both.
Common Glasgow collections
- Glasgow University & Strathclyde IT batches
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde decommissions
- Financial services office clearances (Glasgow Financial Quarter)
- Council & social housing bulk IT pickups
- Local IT support & refurb businesses across Lanarkshire
- Tech sector firms in Pacific Quay and West End
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 Glasgow 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
Glasgow FAQ
Do you cover Edinburgh on the same trip?
Yes if volumes warrant it. Pure Edinburgh runs alone are typically batched until volume builds.
What's the threshold to be worth collection from Scotland?
Same as elsewhere — 50 kg / 20 units for free pickup. For Scotland specifically we usually need a bit more (~100 kg / 30 units) to justify the trip alone; below that we batch with neighbouring jobs.
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 Glasgow 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 →