Two sets of rules apply to the same box
A redundant server is regulated waste and a live data risk at the same time. Skipping either one is where organisations get caught out.
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
Business electrical waste cannot go in a skip or a domestic tip run. It has to be handled by a registered carrier and evidenced with waste transfer documentation. Duchy Pro Solutions is a higher-tier registered waste carrier, broker and dealer, and is committed to 0% of collected equipment going to landfill.
Data protection at end of life
Personal and business data on a decommissioned device is still your responsibility until it is provably gone. Deleting files or reformatting is not destruction. Certified erasure or physical destruction, backed by a report naming the device, is what actually closes the obligation.