Manufacturing, Research and Development Data Destruction & Electronic Recycling

Q: What types of data are considered trade secrets?

Trade secrets can include designs, formulas, prototypes, CAD files, research data, test results, proprietary algorithms, and source code.

Q: What are the consequences of not properly destroying devices?

Consequences can include trade secret theft, legal liability under DTSA, breach of contracts or NDAs, reputational harm, and competitive losses.

Providing Secure Data Destruction & Recycling: Living Green Technology

Talk to Us About Electronics Risk Management

Manufacturers, research teams, and technology startups depend on intellectual property to stay competitive. From proprietary designs and formulas to prototypes and source code, these organizations generate and store sensitive data across many devices. When IT assets reach end-of-life, they must be destroyed properly to prevent trade secret theft, compliance issues, and reputational harm.

The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) requires organizations to take “reasonable measures” to protect their trade secrets. This includes secure destruction of obsolete data and devices so sensitive information cannot be recovered.

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Who Must Follow Trade Secret Protection Practices

Manufacturing Companies
Holding designs, formulas, production data, and supply chain information
Research & Development Labs
Storing experimental data, prototypes, and test results
Technology Startups
Managing intellectual property, proprietary software, and product designs

Any organization with proprietary information must secure its IT asset disposal process to remain compliant and competitive.

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Our recycling services are 100% free. Schedule a business pick-up today!

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Asset Reporting

Request a certificate of destruction for all secured wiped data.

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Office Furniture Recycling

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The Risks of Improper Client Data Disposal

Failing to properly destroy old electronics can bring serious consequences for manufacturing organizations:

Trade secret theft of designs, formulas, prototypes, or source code

DTSA liability if “reasonable measures” to protect trade secrets are not taken

Loss of competitive advantage if intellectual property is exposed

Breach of contracts or NDAs with clients and partners

Reputation damage with investors, customers, and business partners

We make compliant IT asset disposition (ITAD) simple and auditable for manufacturers.

Security First Environmental Mission

We believe no environmental outcome is acceptable if security is compromised.
Every device we handle, working or not, undergoes data destruction before resale, recycling, or material recovery decisions are made.
By treating electronics disposition as a risk management function, we help organizations protect data, reduce liability, and meet compliance requirements, while delivering responsible environmental outcomes through disciplined, security-first operations.

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Our Step-by-Step Process

Our aim is to ensure your experience with LGT is as streamlined and headache-free as possible. Please refer to our simple six step process below to better understand our approach.

1. Schedule a free business pickup

Please use the form below to schedule for a free business pick up.

2. LGT picks up electronics

All electronics are taken back to our Auburn HQ.

3. Secure data destruction

All data carrying devices are securely wiped, up to NIST/Department of Defense standards.

4. Asset reporting & certificates of data destruction

Our team will send all reporting and certificates that were requested.

5. Electronics are recycled or resold

Devices are sent to our R2 certified partners to be grinded down into raw materials, or sold to our wholesale partners.

6. Follow-up

Our team will contact you to see how we did, and when you will need our services next!

Not Sure About Recycling Your Tech? You’re Not Alone

Not Sure About Data Destruction and Recycling Your Tech?

Here Are Some Answers to Questions We Sometimes Receive.

Why is the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) important for manufacturers and tech firms?

Because it requires organizations to take reasonable measures to protect trade secrets. Failing to securely destroy old devices may be considered a violation of those obligations.

What types of data are considered trade secrets?

Designs, formulas, prototypes, CAD files, research data, test results, proprietary algorithms, and source code.

What are the consequences of not properly destroying devices?

Trade secret theft, legal liability under DTSA, breach of contracts or NDAs, reputational harm, and competitive losses.

How does Living Green Technology ensure trade secret protection?

We use certified wiping, shredding, and degaussing methods, and issue a Certificate of Destruction to prove compliance.

Do you work with startups and small R&D teams?

Yes. We provide solutions for organizations of all sizes, from early-stage startups to established manufacturers.

Do you recycle devices after destruction?

Yes. Once data is securely destroyed, hardware is responsibly recycled to recover materials and avoid landfill waste.

Living Green Technology Provides the following:

Certified data destruction for hard drives, servers, tablets, and mobile devices.
On-site or off-site shredding and wiping to render data completely unreadable.
Compliance documentation & certificates of destruction for your records.
Secure recycling of computers, monitors, printers, cables, and other e-waste.
Environmentally responsible practices to ensure electronics never end up in landfills.

Protect Customers, Protect Your Manufacturing Firm

Your designs, research, and technology set you apart. Living Green Technology helps ensure your end-of-life devices are securely destroyed and responsibly recycled so your intellectual property remains protected.

Contact us today to schedule a secure pickup or request a compliance-focused destruction plan for your organization.

Our Partners

We work with organizations across regulated, security-sensitive, and high-volume environments.
Our partners rely on us to manage electronics disposition as a risk management function, not just a recycling service.