Worried about data safety?

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation says the following about data safety:

Are you worried about leaving data on your computer when recycling it? It’s up to you to remove any sensitive data from your computer before taking it to an E-Cycles collection location.

• If you would like to purchase data security services from an E-Cycles site, take a look at the list of data security providers around the state.  
• If you’d like to do it yourself, there are two basic ways to destroy your data: physically break the hard drive disks, or permanently erase it using disk wiping software. Do a web search for “how to permanently erase a hard drive” or visit this article to find out more. 

For more details about E-Waste recycling from VT DEC, click here.