[ale] Off Topic, hard drive shredder

[Geoffrey Myers]

Watson, Keith wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Sparr
>> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 00:47
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> Subject: [ale] Off Topic, hard drive shredder
>>
>> I've recently come into possession of a large security disintegrator,
>> designed for shredding things like hard drives and tapes and such. I'm
>> trying to figure out what to do with it. Selling it is, of course, an
>> option, but I was thinking of possibly starting up a small security
>> business to destroy hard drives for people. Is there a market for that
>> in Atlanta?
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> Yes. As an example, Georgia Tech has a contract with a company to grind up all our hard drives.

But, then, don't you have to dispose of the waste properly?  I'm sure 
you can't simply drop it in the garbage can.

> 
> keith
> 
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