What it costs
Disposal pricing is genuinely conditional. The same six laptops can be a free collection, a paid one or a rebate depending on their age. Most providers resolve that by publishing nothing and making you ring for a quote. Here is the actual decision rule instead, including the jobs where you should be paid rather than charged.
No charge
Equipment is retained and remarketed
Quoted before collection
Equipment is retained and lawfully disposed of
Quoted per device
You keep the equipment
You are paid
Equipment is purchased from you
The rule underneath
Working equipment carries residual value. That value pays for the collection, the data destruction and the paperwork, which is why most jobs cost you nothing. Older or bulkier equipment does not carry enough value to cover the work, so there is a charge, quoted before collection and never after.
Where a fleet is recent enough to be worth substantially more than the job costs, the honest position is that you should be paid for it. You will be told that rather than offered a free collection and left to assume free was a favour.
There is no minimum quantity in any of the four models.
No obligation
An equipment list gets you a written position on which model applies, within two working days.
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