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What Product Destruction Services Typically Entail

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🔎 Assessment & Planning

• Evaluate items that require destruction.

• Decide the appropriate destruction method based on product type and legal/environmental requirements.

 

🚚 Secure Transportation

• Products are picked up and transported securely to a destruction facility.

• Chain-of-custody tracking is often used to document custody at every step.

 

🛠️ Destruction Methods

Methods vary based on product, but can include:

• Shredding or grinding to render items unusable.

• Incineration for complete destruction.

• Crushing/compacting for hard goods.

• Recycling when possible (e.g., plastics or metals).

 

📑 Documentation & Certification

• Most services provide Certificates of Destruction, witness statements, or even video proof to demonstrate compliance and support audits.

 

🛡️ Compliance & Brand Protection

• Ensures products don’t re-enter markets or fall into unauthorized hands.

• Helps meet regulatory (FDA, EPA, etc.) and environmental requirements.

 

Examples of Products Commonly Destroyed

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Branded and Promotional Items

• Employee uniforms

• Branded apparel (shirts, hats, jackets)

• Promotional merchandise and swag

• ID badges, access cards, and branded materials

Electronics and Data-Containing Devices

• Smartphones and tablets

• Computers and laptops

• Hard drives, USB drives, storage devices

• Other electronic equipment containing sensitive data

Retail and Consumer Goods

• Damaged or defective retail products

• Overstock and discontinued merchandise

• Expired consumer products

• Counterfeit or unauthorized goods

Specialty and Regulated Products

• Recalled products

• Medical supplies and devices

• Prototype products and confidential inventory

• Products requiring controlled disposal