Recycling for the Future E-Media Shredding Service Offered

Physical Facilities is now offering a new service to University departments for the safe and secure disposal of electronic storage media. “Recycling for the Future” is a collaborative effort between Materials Management and Distribution, University Warehouse and Surplus, and ITaP’s Secure Purdue initiative.

The Recycling for the Future program offers a systematic, auditable, and reliable process for the disposal of electronic storage media containing University data. These media are shredded with a high-powered shredder at the University Warehouse and the shredding byproducts are disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner by contractors that handle e-waste. Items that can be destroyed using the new shredder include hard drives, disk arrays, USB keys, CDs, and DVDs, among others.

Recycling for the Future ensures that hard drives and other electronic storage equipment that previously stored University data will no longer be offered for sale to the general public at the end of their useful lives. All such equipment will be destroyed and disposed of through the program.

To participate in the Recycling for the Future program, or for more information, contact University Warehouse and Surplus operations at 742-4414.

To learn more about the Recycling for the Future program and to watch a video about the program, visit http://www.purdue.edu/surplus/