Sorting out office electronics and old batteries before our next cleanout
Sharing what I ran into while planning a cleanout at our office, since this comes up fairly often. We ended up with a pile of old laptops, assorted batteries, and a few UPS units left after a server room refresh, and the main worry was not the hauling itself but the data sitting on the drives. What helped me was comparing a couple of providers and checking how clearly each one explained the process, whether batteries get separated by chemistry, and what proof of destruction they actually hand over afterward. One page I used as a reference point while sorting this out was this link, mostly to understand the range of materials that get accepted and how on site shredding differs from off site handling. My general takeaway is that compliance details and a clear workflow matter far more than the lowest quote.
