CompuCycle achieves ISO 27001 certification

CompuCycle, a Houston-based information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling company, has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

“We are so excited to be the exclusive electronics processor in Texas to have ISO 27001,” CompuCycle President Clive Hess says. “What this means for our clients is they can rest assured their data is secured when using CompuCycle. With this certification, it is virtually impossible to have a data breach using us because of the 27001 controls that we have implemented.”

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ISO 27001 is the globally recognized standard for an information security management system (ISMS), centered on the confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) of corporate data. This framework governs how CompuCycle manages, monitors and strengthens its security posture against cyber threats and data breaches. For the electronics recycling sector, the certification is especially significant as it includes strict controls for secure disposal, reuse and irreversible data sanitization of all hard drives and storage media, CompuCycle says.

CompuCycle says it’s the only processor in Texas with R2v3 and e-Stewards certifications and now operates under a compliance stack that includes ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.  

The company expanded its recycling capabilities in June 2024 with the addition of a plastics recycling system, enabling the company to sort plastics from electronics by polymer for reuse in manufacturing.