Individuals and companies use
antivirus and firewalls to protect their sensitive data from getting
breached. But, what about the data breaching once your storage
devices reach their end of life? Do you take care of your data then?
If you are familiar with the term electronic waste data destruction,
then you must have saved your data from getting into the wrong hands.
There’s another term that floats around in a similar industry i.e.
e-waste recycling. Let’s take a look at what are the differences in
these two terms.
There are two ways to get
rid of your electronics waste
Electronic Waste Data
Destruction: This
way, the data stored in the storage devices are wiped using various
methods to make sure no traces are left behind on the storage device.
The storage device then can be re-used.
E-waste Recycling:
To make any electronic waste item recyclable, it is physically
destroyed, shredded and then the shredded material is used for other
purposes. This way the electronics items are recycled.
Electronic waste data
destruction can only be done on storage devices because the storage
devices have the date. But, e-waste recycling can be done on any
electronic item including the storage devices because each material
is treated separately as per its structural property.
The processes followed to
treat the electronics items are also different in the e-waste
recycling and electronic waste data destruction as their end goals
are different.
When you hire an electronics recycling service provider, choose what your end goal is and then
instruct the electronics service provider to proceed.
