05/12/2025
♻️When our old storage drives start failing, we've got two problems: making sure client footage is properly destroyed, and not adding more e-waste to landfills.
We've found the perfect solution with Jamies Computers, a local charity that supports vulnerable people right here in our community.
Quick heads up for other businesses: since 2013, it's actually a legal requirement to dispose of computers and electronics through an Authorised Recycler. You need proper Waste Transfer notes and everything.
Jamies Computers sorts all of this for us. They're a fully registered waste facility with Environment Agency approval and a T11 exemption certificate. They provide all the documentation we need, plus free data destruction certificates.
They use Blancco software for data wiping, it's certified by 18 different governing bodies worldwide and meets US Department of Defense standards (plus 21 others). Basically, once it's wiped, it's gone for good. You get a complete audit trail for compliance too.
And if a drive is too knackered to wipe? They physically destroy it. Job done.
So we get secure data destruction, we're not filling up landfills, we stay legally compliant, AND we're supporting a charity doing great work locally.
✅ Ticks all the boxes!