Green IT Solutions

Kroll Ontrack recognizes the importance of protecting the environment and supports “Green IT” initiatives and practices that help minimize the impact that computer equipment may have on the environment.

By offering a package of data erasing solutions and media disposal services that help customers securely reuse or dispose of data storage devices, Kroll Ontrack works with businesses and individuals to help manage the data lifecycle.

Protect Your Data and Your Environment

Before a hard drive or other storage device can be safely transferred to another user or disposed of, it is critical that all sensitive data be removed from the drive. Kroll Ontrack offers do-it-yourself software and convenient services for permanent data erasing that will help you ensure that personal or confidential information does not fall into the wrong hands.

After permanently erasing your data, your hard drive or other storage media can be reused or retired. If you would like to dispose of your media, Kroll Ontrack offers environmentally friendly media disposal services that minimize the impact on the planet.

Our Green Media Disposal Process

The process Kroll Ontrack uses to dispose of storage media at the end of its lifecycle has several benefits.

1. Environmentally friendly – no materials in landfills
2. Reusable components can be utilized for future data recovery services
3. Removes risk of sensitive data falling into the wrong hands

Prior to disposal of storage media, Kroll Ontrack technicians dismantle the device and remove parts that can be reused for future data recovery jobs. Kroll Ontrack will not dispose of any drives or devices that still contain data, so the re-use of hard drive parts poses no risk to the customer. 

All other hard drive or storage device components, including metals, circuit boards, copper wiring, and other materials are then recycled in an environmentally safe manner. By recycling these components, we prevent any materials from reaching landfills, reduce the need to take resources from the Earth, and also reduce the consumption of energy.

Media disposal services are offered free of charge to Kroll Ontrack customers following data recovery or data erasing services.