Tips for Hard Drive Destruction and Disposal
Do a Google search on hard drive destruction and you'll find videos showing people chopping their disk systems with an ax or crushing their computers in...
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Doing a DIY on IT waste disposal is equally impractical and dangerous. Better to team up with a trusted partner who can destroy your old devices safely and efficiently, avoiding a lot of heartache for you later on.
Do a Google search on hard drive destruction and you'll find videos showing people chopping their disk systems with an ax or crushing their computers in a hydraulic press. While the destruction depicted may be entertaining, these short films don't address the consequences of improper Information Technology (IT) asset disposition: What if somebody recovers a drive you forgot to wipe, or reports you to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for improperly dumping your broken monitors?
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