Fax Machines Hold Key To Confidential Business Data Vault

Computer Recycling Companies in UK are looking for information in hard drives and also ensuring that data erasure processes are adhered to but somewhere in between there are a lot of angles for stealth data removal experts to rifle through way before they try to repatch a wiped hard drive.

This video from an American Computer Disposal Company outline the dangers in even the most insignificant looking items.

What do you think on data erasure or the risk of not employing the correct data protection procedures, are we doing enough ?

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R2 Solutions Giving American Computer Recycling Firms All Seeing Eye

A not for profit organization was set up in America recently called R2 solutions for the provision of safe practices in the American computer recycling industry.

They are looking to introduce and police the responsible recycling certified electronics program as it is rolled out across the states. With over 1500 members all supportive of r2 solutions, preparations are being made to introduce and educate recycling companies about the aims of the organization.

R2 Solutions is a stakeholder driven not for profit organization that employs and supports the R2 Practices operation. R2 Practices delivers the auditable global standard on computer recycling and safe electronics processing.

On the board of directors for this not for profit organization are:

  • John Devillars – Managing Partner of Blue Wave Capital
  • John Howard – Independent Public Consultant
  • John Lingelbach – Facilitator of the Multi Stakeholder Development
  • Pete Regan – Chairman & CEO of the board of ERM.
  • Lynn Rubenstein – Exec. Director of the Northeast Recycling Council.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have an opinion on Government recycling standard and how it could be integrated it into UK service platforms?


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UK Computer Recycling Drop Off Scheme Gets Green Light

Computer & I.T Recycling Centres all across UK are bracing themselves for the influx of used computer hardware. Due to the rise of technology and the need for the next best digital advancement second hand PC’s are being dumped right across UK. In a bid to prevent landfill and promote reuse, government accredited computer recyclers registered as a DCF (designated collection facility) are offering to recycle members of the public items.

Recycling can be a very expensive business for both businesses and consumers, but some recyclers have been making life easier for people throughout the economic downturn by providing a free drop off point. One service offered the chance to win a laptop as an incentive to recycle rather than dump and found themselves inundated with used PC’s, monitors and other I.T related recycleables.

Local councils are encouraging this as it prevents the need for landfill and allows much needed space to be allocated for more imediate concerns. Looking at the way the country is moving at the moment more and more of these drop off points will be made available to the public.

It is essential that the correct data wiping and hard drive erasure procedures are undertaken to ensure the hard disks contain no personal data. All in all it looks like things are on the up for the general public with this scheme in an economy that doesn’t allow any leniancy or let up in the production of unnecceary charges levied on every service possible.

Would a local computer recycling scheme be of use to you ?

Computer Recycling Centre Drop Off

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