I happen to know the answer for hard drives. Drives that the staff at
Surplus can't securely wipe - for whatever reason - go to a company that
shreds them. 

I just got off the phone with Tim Heckaman at Surplus. Data tapes go
into a secure bin and then to campus recycling.

Don Bosman 

-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of John Callaghan
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Does the U have a disposal program for old backup
tapes?

John,

Do they also destroy hard drives?

Fishbeck, John wrote:
> Hi Dan -
>  
> MSU Salvage will take your old tapes and destroy them. Obviously you 
> aren't going to get any $$$ credit for them, but Salvage will take
them 
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