Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

What is Data Removal and Destruction?

Data Removal and Destruction is a related problem when businesses dispose of PCs or other electronic equipment containing sensitive business information.

Under the data protection act, if disposal of your equipment is not properly controlled, unlimited fines can be imposed on the owner of the equipment.

The Data Destruction Process
Deleting or reformatting hard disk drives does not completely remove data.

To ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act. Any residual data on your redundant assets should be destroyed to government standards. Failure to comply will expose a business to the possibility of financial penalties.

A certificate of compliance is then produced if required.

Next: Who are the main organisations involved?