OEM & Electronics Manufacturing Recycling & ITAD
Electronics recycling and IT asset disposition for original equipment manufacturers and electronics manufacturing operations nationwide. Data destruction aligned to NIST SP 800-88, documented chain of custody, and processing designed to support state electronics-recycling reporting obligations.
- Data Destruction Aligned to NIST SP 800-88
- Chain of Custody & Serialized Certificates of Destruction
- Free pickup for qualifying business volumes
Retired production and engineering electronics, managed to one standard
STS Electronic Recycling provides electronics recycling and IT asset disposition aligned to NIST SP 800-88 for original equipment manufacturers and electronics manufacturing operations nationwide. Engineering workstations, production-line controllers, test and measurement equipment, and surplus or end-of-life inventory are processed with serial-number-specific certificates of destruction and documentation designed to support state electronics-recycling reporting requirements.
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Engineering bench to production floor, one engagement, one report
Electronics recycling and ITAD services engineered for the compliance, intellectual-property, and volume demands of OEM and electronics manufacturing operations.
Data & IP Destruction
Sanitization aligned to NIST SP 800-88
Surplus & Defective Product
Destruction with serialized records
Asset Value Recovery
Maximize equipment value
Certified Data and IP Destruction for Manufacturers
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 sets out Clear, Purge, and Destroy as the federal sanitization categories for media containing sensitive data, and defers to IEEE 2883 for technique detail. Our data destruction services for engineering workstations, production servers, and test-and-measurement systems implement verified overwrite, degaussing, and physical shredding, with verification documentation for every device processed at our R2v3 certified processing facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas.
Retired engineering and production equipment can carry proprietary firmware, CAD files, process parameters, and other trade-secret material, not just conventional business data. Every engagement includes serial-number-specific certificates of destruction and chain-of-custody documentation so the disposition of that equipment is on record.
NIST SP 800-88 Wipe
Data sanitization performed in accordance with the federal standard, with verification reporting
Verified Overwrite
Single verified overwrite pass with read-back confirmation on every device
Degaussing
Magnetic field erasure for legacy magnetic media holding proprietary data
Physical Shredding
Facility-based destruction with witness verification available
Surplus, Defective & Out-of-Date Product Destruction
Electronics manufacturers regularly retire surplus inventory, defective units, out-of-date models, and channel returns that are not destined for resale. STS processes these volumes with serialized intake records and a certificate of destruction for each batch or device, so the disposition is documented rather than assumed.
The same workflow applies to engineering prototypes and pre-production units that a manufacturer needs removed from circulation, with the same chain-of-custody and reporting standard used for standard IT assets.
Serialized Intake
Each unit or batch logged before it moves, matched to the destruction record
Certificate of Destruction
Issued on completion, listing sanitization or destruction method by device
Prototype & Pre-Production
Engineering samples and pre-release units processed under the same controls
Batch Reporting
Consolidated reporting across multi-line or multi-site destruction runs
Asset Value Recovery
Maximize return on retired technology investments through professional asset valuation and remarketing. Our ITAD services include pickup scheduling, item-by-item inventory management, and fair market value assessment for functional equipment including engineering workstations, test systems, servers, and networking infrastructure.
Industry data on high-ticket electronics reverse logistics puts return and retirement volumes for manufacturers in the range of a meaningful share of units shipped, not an edge case. Serial-number capture on intake supports accurate valuation, and recovery credits can offset disposal costs for manufacturing operations.
Fair Market Valuation
Professional assessment of functional equipment based on current market conditions
Secure Remarketing
Remarketing channels with complete data sanitization before resale
ROI Optimization
Strategic timing and market analysis to maximize recovery value
ESG Reporting
Environmental impact documentation for corporate sustainability initiatives
Built for Manufacturing-Scale Decommissioning
The Global E-Waste Monitor 2024 (UNITAR/ITU) reports 62 million metric tons of e-waste generated worldwide in 2022, with only 22.3% formally collected and recycled. Electronics manufacturing operations contribute to that stream through engineering workstations and test equipment refreshed on regular cycles, production-line controllers reaching end of life, and surplus or defective units that never reach a customer.
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Enterprise-Scale Capacity
STS operates R2v3 certified processing facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas, sized to handle complete plant and engineering-lab decommissioning projects.
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Documented Compliance
Secure, transparent, sustainable processing at our R2v3 certified processing facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas; data destruction aligned to NIST SP 800-88; and reporting designed to support state electronics-recycling obligations, with audit-ready documentation on every engagement.
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Dedicated Account Management
A single point of contact across sites, consolidated reporting, and serial-number-specific certificates of destruction matched to your internal asset tracking.
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Asset Value Recovery
Fair market value assessment on functional equipment through our IT asset disposition (ITAD) and liquidation services.
From the engineering bench to the plant floor
From engineering workstations to production-line controllers, we process all types of electronic equipment found in modern manufacturing and OEM operations.
Computing & Engineering Systems
Mobile, Network & Connected Devices
Office & Peripheral Equipment
An undocumented unit is a finding waiting to happen
Manufacturing decommissioning is compliant at every reputable vendor. The exposure sits in reconciliation: a production line is refreshed, the asset list is approved, and a pallet of surplus boards or a retired test rig never appears on either report. The same reconciliation discipline applies whether the floor in question is an OEM production line or a broader industrial facility operation.
For an OEM or manufacturer tracking covered electronics under a state recycling program, or safeguarding proprietary process data, an unreconciled unit is the finding. Serial-level records tie every unit back to the original asset register.
No site visit required
before it moves
Log stays open
Certificate on request
Manufacturing-scale volume is the normal case, not the exception
A single plant refresh or production-line decommission can run thousands of devices across multiple sites. The figures below are the operating baseline, not a peak.
What OEM and manufacturing teams ask first
Everything you need to know about our ITAD services, compliance standards, and processing capabilities for OEM and electronics manufacturing operations.
What data destruction methods do you offer?
We provide multiple sanitization methods including erasure aligned to NIST SP 800-88, verified single-pass overwrite, degaussing for magnetic media, and physical shredding. Every method includes a certificate of destruction for audit purposes.
Can you destroy surplus or defective product, not just IT assets?
Yes. Surplus inventory, defective units, out-of-date models, and engineering prototypes are processed with serialized intake records and a certificate of destruction for each batch, separate from our standard IT asset workflow.
What equipment types do you process for manufacturers?
Engineering workstations, servers, test and measurement equipment, networking gear, mobile devices, printers, and legacy electronics. See the full equipment list above for specific categories.
Can you support electronics-recycling reporting obligations?
Many states require manufacturers to report collection and recycling volumes for covered electronic devices. We provide itemized processing reports and certificates of destruction that document what was collected and how it was processed, for your own compliance records.
Do you provide asset liquidation services?
Yes. Our asset liquidation services include fair market value assessment on functional equipment. Item-by-item auditing with serial capture supports accurate valuation while recovery credits can offset disposal costs.
Can you handle multi-site manufacturing decommissioning?
Yes. We coordinate pickups across multiple plant or engineering-lab locations nationwide, with dedicated account management and consolidated reporting across your entire footprint.
Still Have Questions?
Our team is ready to discuss your specific OEM and manufacturing recycling requirements.
Where Your Equipment Is Processed
STS Electronic Recycling, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, Texas, and has served schools, businesses, healthcare systems, and government agencies across all 50 states since 2010.
Equipment collected nationwide is staged locally and transported to one of our two R2v3 certified processing facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas, where all data destruction and material recovery takes place.
The Certificate of Destruction, issued on completion, lists each device by serial number with the sanitization method recorded against it.
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Free pickup for qualifying business volumes. Dedicated account management and consolidated reporting across your plant or engineering locations.
