Solid State Drive (SSD) Destruction

Efficiently erasing data from solid state drives (SSDs) is a critical component of securing and eliminating your organization’s data. Since the internal technology behind SSDs is different than hard drive disks, the process of destroying solid state drives is also different. 

In order to guarantee complete destruction of solid state media, it is crucial to destroy your SSDs to the smallest possible particle size. We destroy all solid state drives to federal specific requirements including NSA/CSS Specification 13-09. The NSA/CSS specification requires solid state material to be destroyed to 2 mm.

Unlike traditional hard drives, SSDs data is not eliminated through degaussing. Total destruction is the only option for these data rich electronics.

We mechanically grind your SSD drives and devices into fine 2mm granules. Our mechanical process does not use any solvents or other hazardous chemicals that can harm people or the environment. The destruction output grindings are sorted into their respective elements like silica (glass), aluminum, and ferrous metals for recycling. Our destruction process results in 100% recyclable material. There is absolutely zero waste, which means nothing goes into landfills.