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To the OP, this is how the places in my area operate...
If a random guy, think non-scrapper, comes in and has a hard drive he wants destroyed then the yard charges 5$ to do that for him. He can INSTEAD sell it for $0.65/lb but if he sells it, he has no say so over what happens to it. It might get shredded OR it might get wiped and resold. EITHER way there is a responsibility on the yard to protect the person's data because he gave the drive to them; the only decision is whether or not the consumer wants to risk it being resold of wants to pay 5$ for the piece of mind knowing it got shredded right in front of him.
That was for a random customer though, for recyclers this fee is a non-issue, it does not apply to us.
The responsibility is on you as the initial recycler to wipe, demagnetize, drill, disassemble, blow up, shoot with a tank, urinate, or WHATEVER it takes to get the drive clean and clear. The consumer gave it to you so it's on you. As for us, we disassemble all of our drives, it the safest and we feel it has the highest return for our model. We have NEVER charged a customer and will never charge a customer, actually, we pay for them. You should be paid as well.
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