AST Recycling is a leader in the management of electronic waste (end-of-life computers, printers and other electronic equipment). Our services extend beyond e-waste recycling and include a full turn-key solution of IT Asset Management (ITAM) and IT Asset Disposal (ITAD). Together with our clients and partners we have diverted 56 240 tons of e-waste from landfill across South Africa. AST Recycling was created out of the desire to clean up our environment. We aim to offer solutions to all users and consumers of electronic waste and help them contribute to Africa's green economy. In doing so, we are paving the way for the informal sector to embrace and benefit from our business.
AST Recycling embodies the social entrepreneurship empowerment model by providing local entrepreneurs with the opportunity to obtain income from supplying our buyback centre. Our presence is strong in four African countries – South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. We are focused on opening branches and sending agents to many others, including Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Zambia.
As the fully integrated IT and Electronics Asset Disposal provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in South Africa, AST Recycling holds the highest level of certifications available for data destruction and environmentally responsible recycling. As an ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 Certified company we offer a unique IT Asset Management service. Our high levels of compliance ensure a secure and safe ITAM service, ensuring your company’s complete peace of mind. With compliance to the European GDPR Regulations as well as the PoPI Act of South Africa, cybersecurity is at the forefront of every process we follow when dealing with your existing IT Assets or your End of Life IT Assets in our bouquet of ITAM services.