About Tech Recycling Solutions — Boston's Trusted Electronics Recycler
Tech Recycling Solutions is Greater Boston's leading certified electronics recycler and IT asset disposition provider. We operate as a DBA of Surplus Technology Solutions — a Massachusetts corporation founded by Lauren Eaton founder of the company in 2009. The Tech Recycling Solutions brand launched in 2018, and since then we've built the most rigorous, most certified, and most accountable recycling operation in New England — serving hospitals, universities, law firms, financial institutions, government agencies, and thousands of Boston businesses from our Waltham recycling facility at 131 Linden Street.
We hold several active certifications — including RIOS Certified Recycler, ISO 45001, WOSB, BBB A+, SBA, and SAM.gov — each renewed through annual third-party audits. As a woman-owned recycling company with WOSB certification, we also meet federal and state supplier diversity requirements for government and institutional procurement.
Tech Recycling Solutions is a WOSB-certified (Woman-Owned Small Business) company, owned, controlled, and managed by founder Lauren Eaton — verified annually by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Lauren Eaton
“I started this company because I believed Boston businesses deserved a recycler they could actually trust — one that treated their data with the same seriousness they did, and that genuinely cared where the equipment ended up.”
Lauren Eaton founded Surplus Technology Solutions in 2009 with a single truck and a conviction that ethical recycling and real data security shouldn't be hard to find. In 2018, she launched Tech Recycling Solutions as a DBA, expanding the company's brand and reach across Greater Boston. She has since built the company into one of Greater Boston's most trusted electronics recycling companies — also doing business as Waltham Recycling — leading a team of technicians and continuing to serve as the company's WOSB principal.
Data Security First
After seeing sensitive client data repeatedly mishandled by cut-rate recyclers, Lauren made RIOS Certified Recycler status her first priority — before the company had even five employees.
Zero Compromise on Environment
The RIOS Certified Recycler standard prohibits exporting toxic e-waste overseas. Lauren adopted it in the company's first year and has never wavered — even when it costs more to do right.
Built for Boston's Industries
Healthcare, finance, law, higher education — Lauren built compliance expertise specifically for the regulated industries that make up the backbone of Boston's economy.
Responsible Recycling, Without Compromise
Our mission is to give Greater Boston's businesses a recycler they can trust completely — one that protects their data, takes genuine responsibility for every device, and never takes shortcuts with the environment or with compliance.
We believe that ethical business is good business. Every certification we hold, every audit we pass, every zero-landfill guarantee we make — it's all in service of one goal: being the recycler that Boston's most compliance-conscious organizations can rely on without a second thought.
What We Stand For Every Day
Uncompromising Data Security
Every data-bearing device is tracked by serial number from the moment it leaves your facility. RIOS-certified destruction methods, chain-of-custody documentation, and certificates issued within 24 hours — no exceptions.
Genuine Environmental Accountability
Zero-landfill isn't a tagline — it's a contractual commitment. Every downstream vendor is audited annually. We refuse to cut corners by exporting toxic waste to developing nations.
Full Transparency, Always
Serialized manifests, weight certificates, destruction documentation, and downstream processing reports. You always know exactly what happened to your equipment — and you have the paperwork to prove it.
Industry-Specific Compliance Expertise
Healthcare, finance, law, education, government — we understand your regulatory framework. Our team is trained on HIPAA, SOX, FACTA, FERPA, and MA state law. Your compliance is our specialty.
People-First Operations
Our technicians are background-checked, NAID-certified, and treated as professionals. A company that respects its workers provides better, more accountable service — and we believe that completely.
Continuous Certification & Improvement
We don't coast on past certifications. Every standard we hold requires annual independent re-verification. We actively pursue new certifications because accountability is never finished.
7 Active Industry Certifications
RIOS Certified Recycler • ISO 45001 • WOSB • BBB A+ • SBA • SAM.gov Registered
Frequently Asked Questions About Tech Recycling Solutions
Lauren Eaton founded the parent company, Surplus Technology Solutions, in 2009. The Tech Recycling Solutions brand launched in 2018 as a DBA, with the Waltham Recycling DBA operating alongside it. Lauren is a WOSB-certified principal and has grown the organization into one of Greater Boston's most certified electronics recyclers — holding RIOS Certified Recycler, ISO 45001, WOSB, BBB A+, SBA, and SAM.gov Registered status.
Tech Recycling Solutions holds several active certifications: RIOS Certified Recycler, ISO 45001 Certified, WOSB Certified (Woman-Owned Small Business), BBB A+ Accredited, SBA Recognized, and SAM.gov Registered. Each certification is independently verified and renewed through annual third-party audits.
Yes. Our facility is headquartered at 131 Linden Street, Unit 9, Waltham, MA 02451 — in the Greater Boston metro. Unlike national chains that route Boston jobs through out-of-state processing centers, our team and vehicles are locally based, enabling same-week service across the Boston area and direct accountability with a team that knows Massachusetts regulations.
Three things set us apart: comprehensive certifications (several active certifications), our Woman-Owned business status (qualifying as a WOSB vendor for diversity procurement requirements), and our documentation standard (every client receives a full compliance package including Certificate of Data Destruction, recycling certificate, and weight manifest within 24 hours of service).
Yes. Our SAM.gov registration makes us an authorized federal government contractor. We serve Massachusetts state agencies, municipalities, K-12 schools, and universities throughout the Boston area. Our WOSB certification satisfies supplier diversity requirements for public sector procurement. We understand the specific procurement, documentation, and compliance requirements for government and educational clients.
Under the Surplus Technology Solutions name our roots go back to 2009 — over 15 years of continuous service in Greater Boston. We've served more than 10,000 clients across healthcare, higher education, finance, legal, and government sectors, processing more than 5 million pounds of electronics with zero data incidents and zero landfill.