[ale] HDD Disposal/Recyling near Sandy Springs?

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Geoffrey Myers

> On Jan 24, 2021, at 11:59 AM, Derek Atkins via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> HI Alers!
> 
> I've got a pair of 5+yo HGST 4TB drives that I recently replaced due to
> SMART errors (specifically Reallocated Sectors, unreadable (pending)
> sectors, ATA error counts, etc).  These drives were in my FreeNAS box, and
> have both been replaced.
> 
> I have re-run badblocks on both drives, and most recently did a dd
> /dev/zero, in order to "wipe" the drives of any data.  I am now looking at
> ways to dispose of the drives, as I don't think I can use them for
> anything (but I'd be happy to learn otherwise).
> 
> Due to their age (over 45000 hours power-on, over 5 years since purchase)
> they are most likely out of warranty.  But I don't want to just toss them
> in the trash if there is a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of
> them.
> 
> I live in Sandy Springs, if that makes a difference.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> -derek
> 
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>       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>       Computer and Internet Security Consultant
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