Service
IT Asset Disposition — Vermont
Burlington and the I-89 corridor by scheduled runs; elsewhere pairs well with mail-in for components.
The process
- Scoping call
- Pickup or freight
- Erasure reports + settlement
Service area
$2,000 estimated-value minimum for on-site; mail-in unrestricted.
Vermont rules for old computers and the data on them
Vermont bans almost every kind of electronics from the trash, for households and businesses alike. Its free manufacturer-funded program serves households and small businesses, and a business must destroy the customer records it no longer keeps.
Throwing it away
- Since 2011, no one may knowingly throw away computers, peripherals, monitors, TVs, printers, phones, game consoles, and similar electronics. (10 V.S.A. § 6621a)
- The ban covers households and businesses, and whole computers, monitors, printers, and TVs may not go in with scrap metal either. (Vermont DEC)
Free recycling
- Vermont E-Cycles, paid for by manufacturers, takes computers, monitors, TVs, printers, and accessories free at sites across the state. (Vermont DEC)
- Households, charities, school districts, and businesses with 10 or fewer employees may drop off any quantity free; anyone else may drop off up to 7 devices at a time free. (10 V.S.A. § 7551)
Rules for businesses
- Anyone who recycles electronic waste in Vermont must register with the Agency of Natural Resources, and so must electronic-waste collectors and transporters. (10 V.S.A. §§ 7557, 7558)
- CRTs that are hazardous waste are managed as universal waste under the hazardous waste rules in effect since July 10, 2026. (VHWMR § 7-908)
The data on it
- A business must take all reasonable steps to destroy customer records containing personal information it no longer keeps, by shredding, erasing, or otherwise making them unreadable, whatever form the records take. (9 V.S.A. § 2445)
- A company in the business of disposing of personal information must have, and monitor, policies that protect it during collection, transport, and disposal. (§ 2445(c))
- Vermont DEC warns that E-Cycles does not guarantee data security and advises removing data first. (Vermont DEC)
A plain-language summary with the official source for each point, checked September 2026. It is not legal advice. Every drive we take in is erased to NIST 800-88, and the erasure report is yours on request.
Services are delivered by Atlas ITAD LLC — the team behind SellUsedRAM.com and its published Payout Index.
Other services
- Data Center Decommissioning
- NIST 800-88 Drive Erasure
- Electronics Recycling
- School & Office Cleanouts
- Corporate Buyback Programs