I built paulinemassrecycling.com because I kept running into the same problem in my consulting work: Massachusetts businesses — particularly in regulated industries like pharma, healthcare, and financial services — didn't have a clear, trustworthy place to find certified IT recyclers and understand what the law actually required of them.
Most recycling directories are either incomplete, out of date, or run by recyclers themselves. Most regulatory guidance is written by lawyers, for lawyers. Neither is particularly useful for an IT manager at a Worcester medical device company who just needs to know where to bring twenty decommissioned laptops and what paperwork to keep.
This site fills that gap. It's free, it's maintained by someone who works in the security and compliance space every day, and it doesn't have a commercial interest in which recycler you choose.
My name is Jaime Pauline. I'm a CISSP and vCISO consultant based in Massachusetts, serving regulated mid-market companies across New England — pharma, public companies, healthtech, and fintech. I run my consulting practice through GateDragon LLC.
My day job is helping companies build and run security programs — risk assessments, policy and controls, incident response, board reporting, and audit readiness. Secure IT disposal sits squarely in that work: it's one of the most common gaps I find in regulated businesses that otherwise have solid security programs.
This site is a community resource, not a product. My consulting practice pays the bills. jaimepauline.com is where you'll find information about that work if you need it.
Every recycler in our directory holds at least one independent third-party certification — R2v3, e-Stewards, or NAID AAA. We don't accept payment for listings and we don't give preferential placement to any vendor.
We verify certifications using the publicly available R2 and e-Stewards certification registries. We also include state-operated resources (RecyclingWorks MA, Mass.gov) which are not certified recyclers but are authoritative references for municipal programs.
Certifications expire, businesses close, and addresses change. We do our best to keep this directory current, but you should always verify a recycler's certification status directly before engaging them — especially for regulated industry use cases where documentation matters.
Know of an update or a missing certified recycler? Email hello@gatedragon.com with subject line "MA Recycling Directory Update" and we'll verify and update promptly.
The information on this site is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute legal, regulatory, or professional compliance advice. For guidance specific to your organization's compliance obligations, consult qualified legal counsel and compliance professionals.
GateDragon LLC makes no warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or currency of recycler listings or regulatory summaries. Always verify information directly with recyclers and regulatory agencies.