Asset ITAD — AI & Accelerator Hardware

GPU & Graphics Card Disposal

Retire GPUs, graphics cards, and AI accelerator hardware securely — sanitise or destroy on-card memory, recover residual value from NVIDIA and HPC boards, and recycle the rest at our licensed UK facility.

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Last reviewed: 22 September 2026

tfix · gpu-retirement.logCoC #TF-28250
$ tfix retire --asset gpu --serial A100-02
✓ logged serial A100-02 → chain of custody #TF-28250
✓ VRAM sanitised · NIST SP 800-88 (Purge)
✓ config store cleared · firmware restored
→ graded resale £1,240 recovered
✓ CoD issued · audit-ready▌
Computer components and monitors collected for certified decommissioning
GPUs & components, logged at our licensed UK facility
NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards awaiting data destruction
In plain English

What is GPU disposal?

GPU disposal is the secure decommissioning, data destruction, and material recovery of graphics cards and AI accelerators — logged by serial number, with on-card memory sanitised or destroyed and residual value recovered at our licensed UK facility.

What You Get

Every Asset Logged. Every Step Documented.

The same verified foundations on every project — documented, traceable, and UK-only.

1. Serialised chain of custody

Every card is logged by serial number and tracked from de-racking to sanitisation, resale, or recycling.

2. On-card data sanitised

GPU memory and any attached storage are sanitised to NIST SP 800-88 or physically destroyed, with a serialised certificate.

3. High residual value recovered

NVIDIA, AMD, and HPC boards with resale value are tested, graded, and sold, with a transparent share returned to you.

UK chain of custody. No offshore brokering.

Every asset is logged by serial number, transported under chain of custody by our Environment Agency registered carrier, and processed at our licensed UK facility in Mitcham — never sold on to an untracked offshore broker.

Certifications & Compliance

Compliance You Can Verify

We lead with paperwork, not promises. Every registration below is independently checkable, and every project is delivered against recognised UK standards.

CredentialReferenceIssued / recognised byWhat it proves
Waste Carrier RegistrationCBDU656692Environment AgencyLegal authority to transport and carry controlled waste and end-of-life IT across the UK.
WEEE Treatment Exemption (T11)EXP/UP3043JDEnvironment AgencyAuthorised to treat waste electrical and electronic equipment for reuse and recycling.
ICO Data Protection RegistrationZB787416Information Commissioner's OfficeRegistered to process personal data in line with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Cyber EssentialsCertifiedIASME (NCSC scheme)Independently verified baseline cyber-security controls protecting your data while in our custody.
ADR 1.3 Dangerous Goods Awareness (Driver Training)CertifiedEcoStar (Dangerous Goods Training Online)Collection drivers are trained to handle and transport equipment containing lithium batteries (UN3481, Class 9) in line with ADR dangerous goods rules.

Standards we work to

  • NIST SP 800-88 Rev.2— Media sanitisation standard governing secure erase and physical destruction.
  • NCSC Secure Sanitisation Guidance— Current UK government guidance on secure sanitisation and disposal of storage media (replaces the withdrawn HMG IA Standard 5).
  • UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018— Legal basis for evidenced, auditable destruction of personal data.
  • WEEE Regulations— Environmental compliance for waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Need our paperwork for an RFP or audit?

We can supply our registrations, insurance certificates, and sample destruction outputs as part of your supplier due diligence.

What We Handle

GPUs & Graphics Cards We Retire Securely

Built for Data centre, AI infrastructure, and HPC operations teams.

NVIDIA & AMD GPUs

Data-centre and workstation graphics cards — A100, H100, RTX, and older generations — logged and processed by serial number.

AI accelerator & HPC cards

Accelerators, NVLink and network adapters, and HPC compute cards retired alongside AI server refreshes.

On-card data sanitisation

GPU non-volatile memory, BIOS and configuration stores, and any attached storage sanitised or physically destroyed.

Residual-value recovery

Working boards are tested, graded, and resold; end-of-life cards are recycled to WEEE standards.

More Equipment We Retire

Hard Drives & SSDs

Certified erasure & shredding

Laptops

Secure wipe & buyback

Servers & Data Centre Equipment

Disposal, decommissioning & recycling

Monitors, TVs & Displays

WEEE-compliant recycling

Phones & Tablets

Secure wipe & buyback

Networking Equipment

Config wipe & buyback

Printers & MFPs

WEEE-compliant disposal

Batteries

Safe lithium-ion disposal

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about gpus & graphics cards disposal.

Do GPUs store data?

Yes. GPUs hold data in on-card VRAM and configuration stores, and AI accelerators may hold model fragments or credentials. We sanitise on-card memory or physically destroy the board, with a serialised certificate — the same evidence set as drive destruction.

Can we recover value from old GPUs?

Yes. High-value NVIDIA, AMD, and HPC boards with resale value are tested, graded, and resold, and you receive a transparent share of the proceeds, offsetting the decommissioning cost.

How are AI servers handled differently?

AI and GPU servers are de-racked and processed as a unit: drives and on-card memory are sanitised or destroyed, and high-value accelerators are graded for resale. See our server disposal and data centre decommissioning pages for the full walkthrough.

Is anything sent offshore?

No. All processing happens at our licensed UK facility in Mitcham, and hardware is never sold on to an untracked offshore broker.

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Tell us about the gpus & graphics cards you need to retire and we will arrange a clear, no-obligation quote.

✅ Licensed UK collection • Full compliance documentation • Serialised audit trail

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