Hard Drives are used to permanently store and retrieve data contents on a computer. It basically consists of one or more platinum-plated aluminum platters to which data is written using a magnetic head. In addition, it also contains magnetic actuator, motor and circuit boards. These components are normally enclosed in a stainless steel outer covering.
The circuit boards in Hard Drives contain traces of precious metals such as gold and palladium. These boards fall under premium grade of circuit board, when scrapped. They are worth more than Computer Motherboards due to the higher density of precious metals in its packing.
The scrap price of Hard Drives depends on the market rate of gold and other precious metals including silver, platinum and palladium. The variation in precious metal prices often results in scrap yards quoting different rates from time to time.
The table below provides Hard Drives export prices as of mid-August, 2020.
Region | Price |
North America, US East Coast | $0.65 per Lb |
US Midwest, US West Coast | $0.65 per Lb |
Source : ScrapMonster
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Not all scrap yards accept Hard Drives. It is always advised to take your scrap to a reputed dealer who pays you best rate. Also, make sure that data is completely erased out of your drive, before that are sold for scrap. Selling to authorized electronics recyclers ensures that your data is secure. Such recyclers assure that all your data on Hard Drives are wiped clean before they are destroyed and recycled. They even offer a certificate of destruction.
The following are some of the scrap yards in the US that accept Hard Drives.
You may use our ‘Scrap Yard Finder’ to search and find more scrap yards close to your location.
On our US Scrap Yard Directory, we provide a list of scrap yards in the US.
Similarly, the list of scrap yards in Canada is easily available in Scrap Yards in Canada.
It would be worth your time to scrap Hard Drives as yards often offer good prices, especially when you have large quantity of the same. Scrap yards often offer free-of-cost on-site service whereby Hard Drives may be physically destroyed using safe and environment-friendly shredding techniques. This ensures that private data stored on Hard Drives cannot be recovered later, thus offering peace of mind to customers.
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