Computer Recycling · Somerville, NJ

Free recycling
isn’t free.
You pay with your data.

Most “free” recyclers never wipe the drive before disposal. We do — and we’ll give you written proof that it was wiped and physically destroyed.

Plan Your Drop-Off 908-428-9558

Drive wiped & destroyed Written proof available We help carry from your car Local, owner-run since 2011

Deleted ≠ Destroyed. Dragging to the trash leaves your data fully recoverable. We wipe it, then physically destroy the drive.

Simple pricing

Two options. No surprises.

Bringing in the whole computer is the best value — we handle the drive and the rest of the machine.

Best value — we handle everything

Full Computer

$49

per laptop or desktop

Hard drive removed, wiped, and destroyed
Rest of the machine responsibly recycled
Help unloading from your car
Printed proof available on request

Hard Drive Only

$25

per drive

Drive wiped, then physically destroyed
Printed proof available on request
Machine recycling not included

New customer offer

Save $20 on your first recycling visit.

DAVE'S COMPUTER SERVICES

New Customer · Computer Recycling

$20 OFF

When you recycle 3 or more computers

Terms: New customers only. Offer applies when recycling 3 or more full computers (laptops or desktops) in a single visit. Not valid on hard-drive-only drop-offs. Present this coupon — printed or on your phone — at drop-off. One per customer.

Call Dave · 908-663-1162

davesnj.com

What most people forget

Your old computer knows more about you than your best friend.

Even after you think you've deleted everything, a person with the right software can pull most of it back in under an hour.

Saved passwords

Every site your browser remembered — email, banking, Amazon, healthcare portals.

Bank & credit card info

Auto-filled card numbers, online banking sessions, statements you downloaded.

Tax returns & SSN

PDFs from TurboTax, W-2s, 1099s. Everything a scammer needs to open credit in your name.

Family photos & videos

Decades of memories, including photos of children and grandchildren.

Medical records

Patient portal logins, prescription info, test results, insurance files.

Email conversations

Years of personal and financial emails, including password resets and account info.

Browsing history

Every site you visited, every search you made — a full picture of your habits.

Saved Wi-Fi networks

Your home Wi-Fi password — plus every café, airport, and friend's house you connected to.

Dragging files to the trash doesn't delete them. It only removes the shortcut. The actual data stays on the drive until something overwrites it — which can take months or years, or may never happen at all.

Here's what actually happens

Three ways to recycle a computer in NJ.
Only one protects your data.

The Town Drop-Off

"Free" municipal recycling

They accept electronics for environmental disposal — that's their job. Drives are not removed, not wiped, and not destroyed. Your computer is tossed in with everyone else's.

No data wiping
No one accountable
Anyone along the way can pull the drive

The Big-Box Tech Counter

Hand it over the counter

Your computer disappears into a back room. Part-time associates — some brand new — have physical access. There's no proof anything was done to the drive, and no way to follow up.

Unknown staff handle your drive
No written proof
You'll never hear what happened to it

Dave's Computer Services

The same small team, start to finish

Pull up outside and we'll help bring it in — no lifting, no parking-lot juggling. The same small local team that takes your computer also does the data wipe and drive destruction. No shipping chain, no back-room strangers. Want written proof? We'll print you a statement on request.

Drive wiped, then physically destroyed
We help carry it in from your car
Printed proof available on request

Side by side

What you actually get for your money.

A 10-second glance. No marketing speak.

Town Drop-Off

Big-Box Store

Dave's

Hard drive wiped before disposal

Drive physically destroyed afterward

Printed proof available on request

Help carrying items in from your car

Same small team handles it start to finish

You know exactly who's accountable

No hidden math

Here's exactly what the small fee covers.

We'd rather show you the line items than hide behind the word "free."

Actually wiping your drive

Most "free" options skip this entirely and send your drive off with your data still on it. We run a thorough wipe before anything else happens.

Physically destroying the drive

After the wipe, the drive is physically destroyed so even a determined recovery attempt comes up empty.

A printed record, on request

If you want proof for your files, we'll hand you a printed statement confirming your drive was wiped and destroyed. Tuck it in with your tax papers.

Curbside help with the heavy stuff

We don't do home pickups, but pull up outside and we'll help bring everything in. No lugging a tower across a parking lot.

The same people, start to finish

Our small team handles your machine directly. No anonymous back room, no shipping it off to be sorted by strangers.

A real person on the phone

Questions after the fact? Call the shop. You'll get the same people who handled your computer — not a help-desk ticket number.

Curbside concierge

Don't lift a thing.

Pull into the parking lot, give Dave a call, and he'll come out to help carry everything in. Trunk to counter — zero heavy lifting on your end.

Consider it his daily fresh air and workout. Everybody wins.

Call from the parking lot 908-663-1162

Free recyclingisn’t free.You pay with your data.