Branded product destruction
Protect your brand and reputation with secure and responsible destruction of your branded business products
From product to protection: Secure, compliant disposal for your branded assets
There are many reasons why a business would need to confidentially destroy branded products. Whether due to product recalls and faulty products to obsolete goods, protecting your brand’s reputation and ensuring consumer safety is essential. If these items are not properly destroyed, they could fall into the wrong hands, risking counterfeiting, fraud or items being sold on the black market. These can all cause lasting damage to your brand’s reputation. Physical destruction is the only way to securely destroy branded products.
At Printwaste, we offer secure, certified destruction for all your branded products, giving you complete peace of mind. Our industrial shredding equipment thoroughly destroys your items, meeting rigorous security and quality standards.
Every item we process is tracked and documented from the moment we collect it to when it is destroyed. You will receive a Certification of Destruction for your records. And all the materials we destroy are recycled through approved partners, helping to protect your brand and the environment.
What we collect & destroy
We can collect and safely destroy any quantity or type of branded products you need, from a bagful to a lorry load of palletised branded products. Our specialist shredding equipment can handle a wide range of items, including:
- Faulty goods or returns
- Out of date products
- ID cards & security passes
- Uniforms & corporate clothing
- Staff name badges
- Samples or prototypes
- Branded promotional items
- Unsold stock
- Confiscated or counterfeit goods
- Old marketing materials
- Old product packaging
- Old signage & merchandising
How our branded product destruction service works
Talk to us
Give us a call to discuss your requirements and the quantity and types of products you need to destroy. We will provide you with a bespoke quote and collection schedule or arrange a one-off collection at a convenient time.
Secure Storage
If you need them, we will provide a range of secure, lockable, tamper-proof containers to store your branded items safely until they are collected. We will label them to help your staff use them correctly.
Collection
Choose from regular, ad-hoc or one-off collections. Our trained, vetted, uniformed staff will collect your branded items from your storage containers and transport them to our secure shredding facility.
Shredding
Once at our facility, your items are dismantled (if required) and separated by material type before being fed into our industrial shredders. All materials are destroyed within 24 hours, under strict security protocols. On-site destruction, using shredders on our secure vehicles, is available upon request for some items.
Recycling
We then send the shredded materials off to specialist reprocessing partners to be recycled into new products.
Why choose Printwaste?
Complete security
Every step of our shredding process – from collection to destruction – is digitally documented and tracked for your peace of mind.
Compliance guaranteed
Our service provides full compliance documentation to help you meet GDPR requirements, protecting your business and reputation.
One supplier
As your complete waste management partner, we can integrate confidential shredding with other services to optimise your costs.
Enhanced security
Our shredding facility is gated and monitored by 24/7 CCTV. All your confidential media is managed by staff who have been DBS-checked and vetted to BS7858 standards.
Flexible service
From regular, scheduled collections to one-off clearances, we will tailor our service to match your needs, even those urgent additional collections.
Ongoing support
A dedicated account manager for day-to-day communication, plus instant, 24/7 access to all your service information via our online customer portal.
Our accreditations and partners
Our commitment to excellence is backed by multiple accreditations and partners, including:
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Frequently asked questions
What types of branded items need destroying?
Any items that carry your logo or brand identity that are obsolete, redundant or could be misused should be securely destroyed rather than thrown away. It is better to be safe than sorry.
How should we store branded items before collection?
If possible, keep all your branded items in a secure, locked location until collection. We can provide tamper-proof containers if you need them. It is also essential to educate your staff about where to place any items awaiting destruction to prevent them from being accidentally disposed of in general waste. We can also help you with this.
How often should we arrange collections?
This depends on your business needs. We offer scheduled monthly collections if you need to dispose of branded items regularly, or an ad-hoc service for one-off clear-outs. Arranging the destruction of your branded items before they accumulate helps reduce your security risks and storage costs.
Can you provide proof of destruction for auditing purposes?
Yes, we provide a Certificate of Destruction for every collection, detailing what was destroyed and when. This documentation helps demonstrate due diligence in protecting your brand identity and can be valuable for insurance and audit purposes. This is coupled with a Waste Transfer Note (WTN) detailing the transfer of non-hazardous waste – including waste type (EWC Code) and quantities.
What happens to the items after destruction?
Once your branded items are destroyed, we separate the materials by type and send them to specialist recycling partners. This ensures your branded products are not only securely destroyed but also responsibly recycled, supporting your environmental commitments.
Get started today
Protect your brand’s integrity with our secure branded product destruction service. Contact us for a free quote and discover why businesses across the UK trust us with all their waste management needs.
