Engineering Industry Electronics Recycling & ITAD
R2v3 certified electronics recycling and IT asset disposition for engineering, design, and consulting firms nationwide. Secure destruction of CAD workstations, project servers, and plotters, aligned to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2.
- Sanitization Performed in Accordance With NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2
- Secure, Transparent, Sustainable Processing
- Free Pickup for Qualifying Business Volumes
Project files and client IP don't leave on a retired workstation
STS Electronic Recycling provides secure IT asset disposition and data sanitization performed in accordance with NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 for engineering, architecture, and consulting firms nationwide. Equipment is transported to one of our two R2v3 certified processing facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas, where every device receives a serialized Certificate of Destruction on completion.
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From CAD workstations to the plot room, one engagement, one report
Electronics recycling and ITAD services built for the equipment mix engineering, architecture, and consulting firms actually retire: design workstations, project file servers, large-format plotters, and field hardware.
Data Destruction
Sanitization in accordance with NIST SP 800-88
Asset Liquidation
Maximize equipment value
Pickup & Logistics
Scheduled, documented transport
Certified Data Destruction for Design and Project Files
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 sanitization process for engineering-firm hardware follows this standard, with verified overwrite and physical shredding options documented for every device.
Workstations and servers at engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firms often hold proprietary CAD, BIM, and GIS project files along with client and municipal contract data. Every engagement includes a serial-number-specific Certificate of Destruction and chain-of-custody documentation tied to each asset, giving your firm a record it can hand to a client or an internal audit.
NIST SP 800-88 Alignment
Sanitization performed in accordance with NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2, with verification reporting
Verified Overwrite
Verified overwrite pass with read-back confirmation on every device
Physical Shredding
Facility-based destruction for drives and media that can't be sanitized by wipe
Serialized Certificates
Certificate of Destruction lists each device by serial number with sanitization method recorded
IT Asset Liquidation for Engineering Firms
Workstation refreshes tied to new CAD, BIM, or analysis software releases regularly leave firms with functional hardware that still has resale value. Our IT asset disposition (ITAD) and liquidation services include item-by-item inventory, fair market value assessment, and data sanitization before any device re-enters the resale channel.
Recovery credits from functioning equipment can offset the cost of disposing of equipment that has no resale value, including legacy plotters, scanners, and networking gear.
Fair Market Valuation
Professional assessment of functional equipment based on current market conditions
Asset Remarketing
Remarketing channels with full data sanitization completed before resale
Itemized Reporting
Device-by-device valuation report tied to your internal asset register
Recovery Offset
Resale proceeds applied against disposal costs on the same project
Scheduled Pickup and Documented Transport
Engineering firms with multiple branch offices or field locations can coordinate pickups across sites with a single point of contact and consolidated reporting, rather than arranging recycling separately per office. This applies equally to firms with a design office alongside a fabrication shop or testing lab; see our OEM and manufacturing recycling services if production equipment is also involved.
Materials are tracked from pickup through final processing, with chain-of-custody documentation tying each asset to your original asset list.
Multi-Site Coordination
Pickups across multiple office locations with consolidated reporting
Single Point of Contact
Consistent service delivery across your firm's locations
Chain of Custody
Documentation from pickup through processing
Accurate Reporting
Asset-level records an internal audit can reconcile against
Enterprise-Scale Capacity, Serial-Level Records
Engineering, architecture, and consulting firms retire workstations, project servers, and plotters on refresh cycles tied to new design software releases. STS processes these volumes alongside the rest of our national client base: 1,366,386 IT assets processed in the most recent full reporting period, with 52.9% of units routed to reuse rather than destruction.
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Enterprise-Scale Processing
Our 250,000 sq ft Jacksonville, Texas facility, one of two R2v3 certified processing facilities STS operates (Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas), handles decommissioning projects of any size.
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Certifications That Hold Up to an Audit
RIOS certified, with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 held through the RIOS-integrated management system, plus BBB A+ accreditation and three-time Inc. 5000 honoree status (2018, 2020, 2021).
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One Point of Contact
A single contact across every office location, with consolidated reporting and serial-number-specific certificates of destruction matching your internal asset tracking.
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Asset Value Recovery
Fair market value assessment on functional equipment offsets disposal costs through our IT asset disposition and liquidation services. STS also serves firms with on-site industrial equipment through our industrial facility electronics recycling services.
Every workstation a design firm retires holds project data
From CAD workstations to plot-room hardware, we process the full equipment mix found in engineering, architecture, and consulting firm offices.
Computing Equipment
Mobile & Network
Office Equipment
The standards your firm's auditor will ask about by name
Certifications and process controls documenting data security and environmental accountability for every device we process.
Secure Recycling
RIOS certified, with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 held through the RIOS-integrated management system, covering environmental management, data security, and downstream accountability across all material processed.
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2
Sanitization performed in accordance with the federal data sanitization standard, through verified overwrite or physical shredding, with verification reporting on every device.
R2v3 Certified Processing
Equipment collected nationwide is transported to one of our two R2v3 certified processing facilities, located in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas, for recycling and material recovery.
BBB A+ accredited since January 2012 • Three-time Inc. 5000 honoree (2018, 2020, 2021)
Request Compliance DocumentationFrom first call to final certificate
STS processes engineering-firm equipment through a four-step workflow, from initial scheduling through sanitization in accordance with NIST SP 800-88 and documented reporting.
Consultation & Scheduling
We assess your equipment portfolio and compliance requirements and schedule pickup.
Pickup & Transport
Chain-of-custody documentation begins at pickup and follows each asset through final processing.
Data Destruction & Processing
Sanitization in accordance with NIST SP 800-88, or physical shredding, followed by material recovery at our R2v3 certified facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas.
Documentation & Reporting
Receive your Certificate of Destruction, chain-of-custody report, and weight documentation.
What engineering firms ask first
What to know about our electronics recycling and ITAD services for engineering, architecture, and consulting firms.
What data destruction methods do you offer for CAD workstations and project servers?
Sanitization performed in accordance with NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2, through verified overwrite or physical shredding, with a serialized Certificate of Destruction issued for every device.
Can you pick up from more than one office location?
Yes. We coordinate pickups across multiple office locations with a single point of contact and consolidated reporting across your firm.
What certifications does STS maintain?
RIOS certified, with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 held through the RIOS-integrated management system. STS also holds BBB A+ accreditation and is a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree (2018, 2020, 2021). Equipment is processed at our R2v3 certified facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas.
Do you handle large-format plotters and scanners?
Yes, alongside desktop and laptop workstations, servers, monitors, networking equipment, printers, and copiers. See our full equipment categories across all industries we serve.
Do you provide IT asset liquidation?
Yes. Functional equipment is assessed at fair market value and remarketed after full data sanitization, with recovery proceeds offsetting disposal costs.
Is there a cost to recycle our retired IT equipment?
Free pickup is available for qualifying business volumes. Call or submit the form on this page and we'll confirm whether your project qualifies.
Still Have Questions?
Our team can walk through your firm's equipment list and documentation 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.
Ready to Get Started with Engineering Industry Electronics Recycling?
Equipment processed at our R2v3 certified facilities in Jacksonville, Texas and Houston, Texas, with serialized certificates of destruction and a single point of contact for every office your firm operates.
