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Yeah, while they don't seem to advertise it, MSU Surplus does have the ability to do one of the secure recycling bins for electronic media (including hard drives, and I've certainly put tapes in them), so that when they collect that it gets sent out to be shredded. On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 9:54 AM Flourry Jr, Adell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What about MSU Surplus. I believe they can help you out. > > -- > > *Adell Flourry* | Microcomputer Hardware/Software Coordinator > > Office: 517.353.7975 | FAX: 517.432.2953 | [log in to unmask] > > HDFS IT TechDesk | [log in to unmask] > > http://hdfs.msu.edu/ > > > > College of Social Science | Human Development and Family Studies > > 5A Human Ecology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1030 > > © All rights reserved. If you would prefer not to receive any more > invitations or communications from me please let me know > <[log in to unmask]>. > > > > *From:* Resotko, John A <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 10, 2019 9:49 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MSUNAG] Service for erasing old data tapes > > > > Yeah, this will be a blast from the past. I’m digging thru an older > storage area, looking to remove obsolete items and recycle what I can. > I’ve come across an old box of DDS digital tapes that were used as server > backup media over 15 years ago. > > > > Since I don’t have a powerful oscilatting electromagnet lying around that > I could use to erase them at rest, does anyone know of a bonded service > that will take old data tapes and render them unreadable? > > > > The server and the offsite location where it resided are long gone, and > there is no interest in recovering any data from these. However, I would > like to securely erase or otherwise render them unrecoverable, not just > dump them in the trash. > > > > Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, have a > great day. > > > > John Resotko > > Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support > > Michigan State University College of Law > > 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 208 Law Building > > East Lansing, MI 48842-1300 > > > > email: [log in to unmask] > > phone: 517-432-6836 > > fax: 517-432-6861 > > web: http://www.law.msu.edu/ > > > > > > >