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On-site or off-site destruction — which UK job is which?

UK buyers ask for on-site shredding because a witness feels like proof. RecyclicTech will run an on-site window when the assessment says the hall can take it. Default for organisational lots is sealed freight to Rădăuți, with the depot on the certificate. A witness without serials is theatre. Off-site without a declared plant is a hole. We print the location that actually ran.

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On-floor packing of a chassis — on-site handling, off-site process in Rădăuți unless scoped otherwise

What to take from this page

On-site is scoped. It is not the default slogan.
Off-site is Rădăuți, written on the file — not a London PO box.
Witnessing is not a substitute for a per-serial certificate.
The method on the certificate is the method that ran, wherever it ran.

When on-site is the right brief

A policy that forbids media leaving the building, a classified lot, or a hall that can host a destruction window without dropping a neighbour cage. RecyclicTech will say if the floor cannot take it.

When off-site is the honest default

Most UK organisational lots. Sealed cartons, chain of custody, declared depot. Cheaper theatre is an unmarked van and a “UK plant” that is a registered office. 66 Paul Street is not that plant.

Official sources

Written 2026-08-28. Not a paraphrase of the pages currently ranking for this query.

Questions

Straight answers.

Can we watch the drives being destroyed?+

On-site, if scoped. Off-site, you get the serial, the method and the depot — not a livestream as a substitute.

Is off-site less GDPR-compliant?+

No, if the chain and the location are declared. Hidden movement is the failure, not the border.

Do you have a UK destruction plant?+

No. Processing after collection is in Rădăuți. The registered office is not a plant.

Can we mix on-site wipe and off-site shred?+

Yes. The assessment splits the lot. Each serial carries its own method and location.