Some do. Four Ontario providers that sell drive destruction on its own post per-drive prices. Carbon Neutral Shredding lists $10 per hard drive, Eco-Tech Waterloo lists CA$10.50 for a loose drive, and XYZ Storage lists $24.99 per drive dropped off in downtown Toronto. Recycle Bridge lists CA$25 per drive plus a CA$65 pickup and certification fee, or CA$40 per drive plus a CA$250 service call for on-site destruction. Five full-service ITAD providers price by quote: Greentec, eCycle Solutions, Blue-Pencil, Quantum Lifecycle Partners and TechReset show no rate on the service pages linked below.
\n","summary":"Some do. Four Ontario providers that sell standalone drive destruction publish per-drive prices from $10 to CA$40, with fixed charges up to CA$250. Five full-service ITAD providers, Greentec, eCycle Solutions, Blue-Pencil, Quantum Lifecycle Partners and TechReset, show no rate and price by quote. The answer lists each published rate, totals for 5, 20 and 50 drives, and what to send so quotes are comparable.","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T14:15:06.404","verifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:56:02.534","editorialStatus":"APPROVED","lastReviewedAt":"2026-10-10T01:51:07.93","nextReviewDueAt":"2027-01-09T21:56:02.534","templateVersion":"v2","aliases":["Do ITAD companies in Ontario post their prices?","Is there a published rate card for IT asset disposition in Ontario?","How much does hard drive destruction cost in Toronto?","Why don't Ontario ITAD vendors show pricing on their websites?","Ontario ITAD pricing transparency","Hard drive destruction cost per drive in Ontario","Do Canadian ITAD providers publish price lists?","How do I compare ITAD quotes in Ontario?","What does IT asset disposition cost in Ontario?","Are ITAD rates public in Ontario?","ITAD price list Ontario","Cost of certified data destruction services in Ontario"],"confidenceScore":86,"confidenceLabel":"High","canonicalUrl":null},"contributor":{"id":"ec39deab-44fe-48d8-9029-fefe993ab85a","slug":"answer-stack","displayName":"AnswerStack","websiteUrl":null},"contributorOrganizationProfile":{"entityId":"ec39deab-44fe-48d8-9029-fefe993ab85a","legalName":null,"description":null,"websiteUrl":null,"imageUrl":null,"slogan":null,"subtitle":null,"facts":[],"coiNote":null,"foundingDate":null,"numberOfEmployeesText":null,"contactPoint":null,"address":null,"headquartersText":null,"organizationType":null},"contributorPerson":null,"sections":[{"id":"c037f69b-8c61-4507-a830-7a229a610ef2","sectionKey":"published_prices","sectionType":"table_section","heading":"Published drive destruction prices in Ontario","introMarkdown":null,"introHtml":null,"outroMarkdown":null,"outroHtml":null,"contentJson":{"rows":[{"cells":["[Carbon Neutral Shredding](https://carbonneutralshredding.com/media-destruction/hard-drive-destruction/)","$10 per hard drive","None listed","Mobile on-site, off-site or drop-off in Toronto and the GTA. Emailed photos of the serial number before destruction and the drive after."]},{"cells":["[Eco-Tech Waterloo](https://www.eco-techrecycling.com/service-page/hard-drive-destruction)","CA$10.50 per loose HDD, SSD or smartphone. CA$15.50 for a drive with simple removal and CA$25.50 for complex removal.","CA$20 for a late cancellation or no-show","Booked service in Waterloo. Customers can watch the destruction."]},{"cells":["[Recycle Bridge](https://recyclebridge.ca/services/data-destruction/), off-site","CA$25 per HDD or SSD","CA$65 pickup and certification","Pickup in Toronto and the GTA. Certificate of Destruction."]},{"cells":["[Recycle Bridge](https://recyclebridge.ca/services/data-destruction/), on-site","CA$40 per HDD or SSD","CA$250 service call and certification","Destruction at your location. Certificate signed on-site."]},{"cells":["[XYZ Storage, downtown Toronto](https://www.xyzstorage.com/locations/toronto-downtown/shredding/)","$24.99 per hard drive. $38.99 per banker's box of media such as CDs, tapes and USB drives.","None listed","Drop-off at the storage location. Certificate of Destruction."]}],"columns":["Provider","Per-unit price","Fixed charge","Service and proof"]},"configJson":{},"noteMarkdown":null,"noteHtml":null,"sortOrder":10},{"id":"18e22439-4354-41ce-8ad5-e2d829190454","sectionKey":"reading_published_prices","sectionType":"markdown_section","heading":"How to read the published prices","introMarkdown":"These are the prices listed on each provider's page as of October 9, 2026. Eco-Tech and Recycle Bridge state Canadian dollars. Carbon Neutral and XYZ Storage print a dollar sign without naming a currency. Eco-Tech's list doesn't mention tax, so confirm with each provider whether HST is added.\n\nEco-Tech's list is the most detailed of the four. Beyond loose drives it prices an Apple laptop at CA$25.50, a tablet at CA$20.50 and an iMac or all-in-one desktop at CA$40.50. It takes CA$0.50 off each unit paid in person and requires 48 hours' notice to cancel. It also says bulk and commercial jobs can get custom pricing.\n\nThe other pages carry conditions too. Carbon Neutral says extra charges can apply when a drive has to be removed from a device, and it doesn't price them. Its page lists $10 per drive and offers mobile, off-site and drop-off service without saying whether the rate or any trip charge varies by route, so confirm the price for the route you want. Recycle Bridge says special pricing may be available for orders of 50 or more drives.","introHtml":"These are the prices listed on each provider's page as of October 9, 2026. Eco-Tech and Recycle Bridge state Canadian dollars. Carbon Neutral and XYZ Storage print a dollar sign without naming a currency. Eco-Tech's list doesn't mention tax, so confirm with each provider whether HST is added.
\nEco-Tech's list is the most detailed of the four. Beyond loose drives it prices an Apple laptop at CA$25.50, a tablet at CA$20.50 and an iMac or all-in-one desktop at CA$40.50. It takes CA$0.50 off each unit paid in person and requires 48 hours' notice to cancel. It also says bulk and commercial jobs can get custom pricing.
\nThe other pages carry conditions too. Carbon Neutral says extra charges can apply when a drive has to be removed from a device, and it doesn't price them. Its page lists $10 per drive and offers mobile, off-site and drop-off service without saying whether the rate or any trip charge varies by route, so confirm the price for the route you want. Recycle Bridge says special pricing may be available for orders of 50 or more drives.
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\nThe fixed charge matters most on small jobs. Recycle Bridge's on-site visit works out to CA$90 a drive at five drives, because the CA$250 call is spread over five units. At 50 drives it is CA$45 a drive.
\nThe services differ too. Carbon Neutral's $10 comes with emailed before-and-after photos, while XYZ Storage's $24.99 comes with a Certificate of Destruction for a drive you carry to its counter. Recycle Bridge's on-site rate pays for a visit to your office, and the certificate is signed there. So start from the record your auditor or customer contract requires, and compare only the rows that produce it.
\nDrives still inside machines change the math. At Eco-Tech's simple-removal rate, 20 drives cost CA$310 instead of CA$210. For drives that hold regulated data, weigh the cost of onsite destruction against offsite before choosing on price.
\n","outroMarkdown":null,"outroHtml":null,"contentJson":{},"configJson":{},"noteMarkdown":null,"noteHtml":null,"sortOrder":40},{"id":"8d61b047-58d4-4acb-835e-14a318c0e0d9","sectionKey":"why_itad_is_quoted","sectionType":"markdown_section","heading":"Why full-service ITAD is priced by quote","introMarkdown":"A full ITAD job is a different purchase from shredding a box of drives. It combines collection, erasure or shredding, reporting and resale. Two of its inputs are unknown until the provider sees the inventory: how much work the equipment needs, and what it is worth afterward.\n\neCycle Solutions says so directly. Its [ITAD page](https://www.ecyclesolutions.com/services/it-asset-disposition/) states there is \"no one-size-fits-all price.\" It names equipment volume and type, the level of data destruction, and collection versus drop-off as the cost factors, and it says resale value \"frequently offsets the cost.\"\n\nGreentec's [service menu](https://www.greentec.com/greentec-solutions) shows the same structure. It lists secure pickup and containers, an asset audit with reconciliation reporting, certified data erasure with refurbishing options, shredding and recycling. It also lists value return to the client for servers, networking gear, PCs, laptops, phones, tablets and monitors, with reporting for invoicing and financial return. The page gives no rate and no terms for the value return, and a price comes through its \"Get a Quick Quote\" form or 1-888-858-1515. The net figure on a job like that depends on the resale value, which a per-drive price list can't express.","introHtml":"A full ITAD job is a different purchase from shredding a box of drives. It combines collection, erasure or shredding, reporting and resale. Two of its inputs are unknown until the provider sees the inventory: how much work the equipment needs, and what it is worth afterward.
\neCycle Solutions says so directly. Its ITAD page states there is "no one-size-fits-all price." It names equipment volume and type, the level of data destruction, and collection versus drop-off as the cost factors, and it says resale value "frequently offsets the cost."
\nGreentec's service menu shows the same structure. It lists secure pickup and containers, an asset audit with reconciliation reporting, certified data erasure with refurbishing options, shredding and recycling. It also lists value return to the client for servers, networking gear, PCs, laptops, phones, tablets and monitors, with reporting for invoicing and financial return. The page gives no rate and no terms for the value return, and a price comes through its "Get a Quick Quote" form or 1-888-858-1515. The net figure on a job like that depends on the resale value, which a per-drive price list can't express.
\n","outroMarkdown":null,"outroHtml":null,"contentJson":{},"configJson":{},"noteMarkdown":null,"noteHtml":null,"sortOrder":50},{"id":"0f93489f-dec6-46f6-9bea-6a005ba5e493","sectionKey":"quote_only_providers","sectionType":"table_section","heading":"Ontario ITAD providers that price by quote","introMarkdown":null,"introHtml":null,"outroMarkdown":null,"outroHtml":null,"contentJson":{"rows":[{"cells":["[Greentec](https://www.greentec.com/greentec-solutions)","\"Get a Quick Quote\" form or 1-888-858-1515","No rate. Lists value return to the client on remarketable equipment."]},{"cells":["[eCycle Solutions](https://www.ecyclesolutions.com/services/it-asset-disposition/)","Project quote","\"No one-size-fits-all price.\" Resale value \"frequently offsets the cost.\""]},{"cells":["[Blue-Pencil](https://www.blue-pencil.ca/services/shredding/hard-drive/)","Phone consultation, or the [ITAD quote form](https://www.blue-pencil.ca/itad-quote/)","Pricing is given on the first call."]},{"cells":["[Quantum Lifecycle Partners](https://quantumlifecycle.com/en_CA/itad/)","\"Request a Consultation\" form","No rate on the ITAD page."]},{"cells":["[TechReset](https://techreset.com/computer-recycling-ontario/)","Request a call for an equipment quote","No rate on the Ontario page. TechReset is part of Quantum Lifecycle Partners."]}],"columns":["Provider","How to get a price","What the page says about cost"]},"configJson":{},"noteMarkdown":null,"noteHtml":null,"sortOrder":60},{"id":"5fa225b3-76ca-4663-9443-205bf4ee9c2d","sectionKey":"public_sector_agreement","sectionType":"markdown_section","heading":"A purchasing agreement for public-sector buyers","introMarkdown":"Colleges, universities, school boards, hospitals, municipalities and other eligible public-sector buyers have one more route. [OECM's electronic device disposal agreement](https://oecm.ca/marketplace/electronic-device-disposal-and-recycling-services/) names ALTA E-Solutions, Greentec and Zonal ASD as suppliers and runs to October 14, 2032. Its pricing sits behind a free customer login.","introHtml":"Colleges, universities, school boards, hospitals, municipalities and other eligible public-sector buyers have one more route. OECM's electronic device disposal agreement names ALTA E-Solutions, Greentec and Zonal ASD as suppliers and runs to October 14, 2032. Its pricing sits behind a free customer login.
\n","outroMarkdown":null,"outroHtml":null,"contentJson":{},"configJson":{},"noteMarkdown":null,"noteHtml":null,"sortOrder":70},{"id":"8fccfbde-d847-456e-8b8d-aa97baad4ca3","sectionKey":"comparable_quotes","sectionType":"markdown_section","heading":"Getting quotes you can compare","introMarkdown":"Quotes are comparable when every provider prices the same inventory, the same services and the same terms. Send each one the same list: device counts by type, approximate ages and how many units power on, which devices must be shredded and which can be erased and resold, the pickup addresses, where destruction has to happen, and the report you need for each device. Ask for collection, processing, destruction and reporting as separate charges, with the resale credit on its own line. The number to compare is the service charges minus the agreed credit, with HST and transportation shown.\n\nSuppose a team is retiring 120 laptops. Split the list before sending it. Working machines approved for erasure and resale go in one group, and drives your policy requires destroyed go in the other. Greentec's menu covers both in one job, with certified erasure and value return for the first group and shredding for the second. Ask it for one quote that prices the groups separately and states how the resale credit is calculated and when it is paid. Ask every provider who pays when a drive fails erasure and has to be shredded.\n\nBefore signing, look up each provider on the [RPRA registrant lists](https://www.answerstack.io/q/does-a-mid-market-company-need-an-rpra-registered-provider) for the hauling, refurbishing and processing it will do. If the quote includes a mobile shred truck, confirm the [NAID AAA certification scope for onsite destruction](https://www.answerstack.io/q/does-naid-aaa-certification-cover-onsite-hard-drive-destruction).","introHtml":"Quotes are comparable when every provider prices the same inventory, the same services and the same terms. Send each one the same list: device counts by type, approximate ages and how many units power on, which devices must be shredded and which can be erased and resold, the pickup addresses, where destruction has to happen, and the report you need for each device. Ask for collection, processing, destruction and reporting as separate charges, with the resale credit on its own line. The number to compare is the service charges minus the agreed credit, with HST and transportation shown.
\nSuppose a team is retiring 120 laptops. Split the list before sending it. Working machines approved for erasure and resale go in one group, and drives your policy requires destroyed go in the other. Greentec's menu covers both in one job, with certified erasure and value return for the first group and shredding for the second. Ask it for one quote that prices the groups separately and states how the resale credit is calculated and when it is paid. Ask every provider who pays when a drive fails erasure and has to be shredded.
\nBefore signing, look up each provider on the RPRA registrant lists for the hauling, refurbishing and processing it will do. If the quote includes a mobile shred truck, confirm the NAID AAA certification scope for onsite destruction.
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They differ on whose serial number appears and on whether the certificate covers one device or one load.","url":"/q/which-itad-companies-in-canada-provide-destruction-records-tied-to-each-asset-s-serial-number"},{"id":"4d8a8f27-c7f0-46c5-9d95-90ba68e1b109","slug":"which-electronics-recycling-providers-coordinate-pickups-across-multiple-canadian-offices","question":"Which electronics recycling providers coordinate pickups across multiple Canadian offices?","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T14:50:00","confidenceScore":null,"confidenceLabel":null,"industry":{"id":"827514c6-e279-422b-b56a-f1cba07d8bd6","slug":"cybersecurity","label":"Cybersecurity","description":"SIEM, endpoint protection, and identity security"},"topic":{"slug":"itad-data-destruction","label":"ITAD & Data Destruction","description":"IT asset disposition, secure data destruction, and end-of-life electronics: certifications, chain of custody, documentation, and compliance.","schemaKind":null},"contributor":{"id":"ec39deab-44fe-48d8-9029-fefe993ab85a","slug":"answer-stack","displayName":"AnswerStack","websiteUrl":null},"snippet":"eCycle Solutions, the Electronic Recycling Association, Quantum Lifecycle Partners and Greentec each describe a way to collect electronics from offices in several Canadian cities. eCycle and the association list locations in several provinces, Greentec describes one pickup process with processing at its Ontario plant, and Quantum runs data-centre decommissions at several sites under one plan.","url":"/q/which-electronics-recycling-providers-coordinate-pickups-across-multiple-canadian-offices"},{"id":"2b59274c-3317-43fc-9e27-904d77a8f9db","slug":"is-onsite-hard-drive-destruction-worth-the-premium-over-offsite","question":"Is onsite hard-drive destruction worth the premium over offsite?","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T14:15:05.515","confidenceScore":76,"confidenceLabel":"Medium","industry":{"id":"827514c6-e279-422b-b56a-f1cba07d8bd6","slug":"cybersecurity","label":"Cybersecurity","description":"SIEM, endpoint protection, and identity security"},"topic":{"slug":"itad-data-destruction","label":"ITAD & Data Destruction","description":"IT asset disposition, secure data destruction, and end-of-life electronics: certifications, chain of custody, documentation, and compliance.","schemaKind":null},"contributor":{"id":"ec39deab-44fe-48d8-9029-fefe993ab85a","slug":"answer-stack","displayName":"AnswerStack","websiteUrl":null},"snippet":"It is for any drive that a policy or contract says can't leave the building intact, because onsite is then the only route that complies. For other drives it's a choice with a price. On Recycle Bridge's published Toronto-area rates, onsite costs CA$185 more per visit and CA$15 more per drive than pickup with offsite destruction, or CA$365 extra for 12 drives. The premium removes the transport leg and allows witnessing. It doesn't by itself establish a better method, and it doesn't replace reconciling the serial log.","url":"/q/is-onsite-hard-drive-destruction-worth-the-premium-over-offsite"},{"id":"d315e34c-e0f9-4b5b-b120-e8a2eb2f57e5","slug":"does-naid-aaa-certification-cover-onsite-hard-drive-destruction","question":"Does NAID AAA certification cover onsite hard-drive destruction?","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T14:47:00","confidenceScore":92,"confidenceLabel":"High","industry":{"id":"827514c6-e279-422b-b56a-f1cba07d8bd6","slug":"cybersecurity","label":"Cybersecurity","description":"SIEM, endpoint protection, and identity security"},"topic":{"slug":"itad-data-destruction","label":"ITAD & Data Destruction","description":"IT asset disposition, secure data destruction, and end-of-life electronics: certifications, chain of custody, documentation, and compliance.","schemaKind":null},"contributor":{"id":"ec39deab-44fe-48d8-9029-fefe993ab85a","slug":"answer-stack","displayName":"AnswerStack","websiteUrl":null},"snippet":"Only when the provider's certificate says so. Onsite hard-drive destruction is covered when the NAID AAA certificate carries a Mobile Operation Endorsement that names Physical Hard Drive, lists the location that sends the truck and is valid on the service date. Solid-state drives need their own endorsement on the same mobile line, and a provider's service page shows what it sells, while the certificate shows what is certified.","url":"/q/does-naid-aaa-certification-cover-onsite-hard-drive-destruction"}],"contributorStats":{"verifiedAnswers":149,"openDisputes":0},"schemaJson":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Question","name":"Do Ontario ITAD providers publish pricing?","text":"Do Ontario ITAD providers publish pricing?","url":"https://www.answerstack.io/q/do-ontario-itad-providers-publish-pricing","answerCount":1,"datePublished":"2026-08-04T14:15:06.404","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AnswerStack","url":"https://www.answerstack.io/contributors/answer-stack"},"about":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"ITAD & Data Destruction"},{"@type":"Thing","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Some do. Four Ontario providers that sell drive destruction on its own post per-drive prices. Carbon Neutral Shredding lists $10 per hard drive, Eco-Tech Waterloo lists CA$10.50 for a loose drive, and XYZ Storage lists $24.99 per drive dropped off in downtown Toronto. Recycle Bridge lists CA$25 per drive plus a CA$65 pickup and certification fee, or CA$40 per drive plus a CA$250 service call for on-site destruction. Five full-service ITAD providers price by quote: Greentec, eCycle Solutions, Blue-Pencil, Quantum Lifecycle Partners and TechReset show no rate on the service pages linked below.","url":"https://www.answerstack.io/q/do-ontario-itad-providers-publish-pricing","upvoteCount":0,"datePublished":"2026-08-04T14:15:06.404","dateModified":"2026-10-09T21:56:02.534","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AnswerStack","url":"https://www.answerstack.io/contributors/answer-stack"},"citation":[]}}}