Maxicom buys IT and computer scrap across Singapore and Malaysia — mixed lots of boards, drives, memory, cards, power supplies and metals. Unlike a scrap dealer paying by weight, we recover the components that carry real value first, so you get a better number. Data-bearing drives are destroyed to standard, and disposal is documented — which matters under Singapore's e-waste rules and Malaysia's scheduled-waste regime.
A weigh-and-crush scrap yard treats a pallet of mixed IT as metal by the kilo. But that pallet holds memory, processors, drives, GPUs and boards with secondary-market value far above scrap weight — value that's lost the moment it's shredded. We sort and recover those components first, pay you on what's actually recoverable, then send only the genuinely dead material to licensed recyclers for proper material recovery. You get a better price and a cleaner paper trail than a scrap ticket.
We price on recoverable value plus metals, not weight alone. A sample of what we buy:
Both markets are tightening the rules on how business electronics are disposed of. In Singapore, the National Environment Agency runs an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for e-waste under the Resource Sustainability Act, and businesses are expected to route waste responsibly. In Malaysia, business and industrial e-waste is classified as scheduled waste (code SW 110) under the Department of Environment and must go to licensed recovery facilities. Selling your IT scrap to a buyer who recovers value and documents disposition — rather than an informal yard — keeps you on the right side of both, and pays you for it.
| Weigh-and-crush yard | General waste | Maxicom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you're paid | Metal weight | Nothing — you pay | Recoverable value in SGD |
| Data-bearing drives | Not handled | Not handled | Destroyed + certificate |
| Where value goes | Crushed | Landfill risk | Recovered first |
| Compliance record | Scrap ticket | None | Documented disposition |
| Collection | You deliver | For a fee | Free in Singapore; arranged in Malaysia |
Any data-bearing drives in a scrap lot are sanitised or physically destroyed to standard with a certificate before anything is processed, on a documented chain of custody. You receive a disposition record covering what was recovered, reused and recycled — the paperwork that satisfies NEA expectations in Singapore and DOE scheduled-waste handling in Malaysia.
Every data-bearing drive is sanitised to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 (HDD) and IEEE 2883-2022 (SSD/NVMe), with a certificate of destruction, on a documented chain of custody. Drives that can't be wiped are physically destroyed through a vetted partner. Certified destruction is what makes buyback safe under Singapore's PDPA and Malaysia's PDPA — so it's included in the deal, not billed as an extra.
Offices and corporates clearing space · IT teams running a refresh · data centres decommissioning across Singapore and the Johor/Iskandar corridor · banks, healthcare and government needing certified data destruction · schools and universities · and resellers, distributors, ITADs and MSPs clearing surplus and client stock. One unit or a warehouse — the process is the same, and the paperwork always holds up.
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Get my quoteMaxicom Singapore Pte Ltd is an independent IT buyback and recycling company based at 51 Goldhill Plaza, Singapore, serving businesses across Singapore and Malaysia. We recover the value inside retired business IT, destroy data to NIST 800-88 and IEEE 2883, and route reusable hardware back into service — paying businesses for equipment that other recyclers charge to take.
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