What is SS 587
Singapore's national standard for end-of-life ICT equipment — secure, traceable, environmentally responsible retirement of computers, servers, storage, networking devices.
ICT asset inventory
Catalogue assets with serial numbers, data classification, retirement trigger.
Data sanitisation
NIST 800-88, DoD 5220.22-M, PDPA obligations certified wiping/destruction.
Chain-of-custody
End-to-end documentation collection → transport → processing.
ITAD vendor vetting
Due diligence & audit downstream recyclers under SS 587 criteria.
Environmental compliance
NEA Resource Sustainability Act, Basel Convention, Green Plan 2030.
Reporting & certification
Management review, audit prep, third-party certification body engagement.
Our three service pillars — Audit, Consulting, Training
SS 587 Audit services
Gap assessments, pre-certification review, ITAD vendor audits, internal audits, surveillance readiness, data destruction audit.
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Policy & procedure design, ITAD procurement frameworks, data sanitisation standards, NEA RSA alignment, PDPA integration, ESG grant advisory.
Explore consulting ↗SS 587 Training
Foundation awareness, lead implementer, internal auditor, data sanitisation officer, ITAD manager programme, WSQ-aligned modules.
Explore training ↗SS 587 within Singapore legal framework
E-waste producer responsibility obligations.
Government-linked ICT asset retirement.
CII secure decommissioning.
Certified data destruction.
Grid/SCADA ICT decommission.
Safe handling of hazardous components.
Lithium battery / hazmat storage.
Public sector ICT retirement.
Circular economy & e-waste reduction.
25+ industries across Singapore
Fund your SS 587 compliance — up to 70% co-funding
Enterprise Singapore MASA grant, SkillsFuture WSQ training grants, NEA producer responsibility integration, ESG Business Improvement Fund (BIF). ICFC manages grant application alongside your project.
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Head of IT governance
Licensed financial institution
“ICFC designed our SS 587 programme to satisfy PDPA data destruction and MAS TRM decommissioning. ITAD vendor audit gave us documented assurance.”
Infrastructure director
Data centre operator
“Retired thousands of servers, ICFC established chain-of-custody & ITAD framework under 3 months + MASA grant recovered significant costs.”
Frequently asked questions — SS 587
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