Contents: Erasure Methods | Destruction Levels | Document Shredding | For your Protection | FAQs
Your data and your clients’ data should not end up in the wrong hands. Erasing, reformatting, and wiping is not enough to secure your data on your old devices. Simple shredding may not be enough for your business’ private information. TechWaste Recycling offers data destruction and document shredding services that make sense for your business.
Hard drive shredding service – La Mesa
TechWaste Recycling utilizes four primary methods to perform hard drive destruction.
- DBAN: Secure data wiping and erasure software designed to delete contents on any hard disk.
- Degaussing: A machine that produces a strong electromagnetic field is used to destroy all magnetically recorded data on the hard drive.
- Stake Punching: A physical destruction process that involves the crushing of hard disk drive platter and storage devices units.
- Shredding: The hard drive units are shredded, and material remains are recycled to original commodities. Our data destruction methods allow for a high volume of completely erased hard drives and media tapes, enabling us to handle any large project type requiring data destruction. Give us a call for a quote.
In addition to hard drives, we also provide portable device data destruction and data erasure using a degaussing method to destroy data contents on cell phones, flash memory, thumb drives, tapes, CD/DVD, and other items containing sensitive information. It is important to make sure data is destroyed at all levels in every device. TechWaste Recycling processes portable devices to ensure all data and information is properly destroyed. Should your data destruction project require a higher level of destruction with physical destruction and certificate of data destruction for other storage devices, please call for more information.
How Secure Data Destruction Services Help Your Business in La Mesa
We offer affordable options, as well as free pickup with 10 or more qualified e-waste items.
Level 1 Data Destruction:
- DBAN Hard Disk Erasure
- Portable Devices Degausssing
- DOD Compliant
- Cost $0 / Included with Each Pickup
Level 2 Data Destruction:
- DBAN Hard Disk Erasure
- Portable Devices Degausssing
- DOD 5220.22M, NIST 800-88 Compliant
- Certificate of Data Destruction including make, model, and method of destruction
Level 3 Data Destruction:
- DBAN Hard Disk Erasure
- Portable Devices Degausssing
- DOD 5220.22M, NIST 800-88 Compliant
- Certificate of Data Destruction including make, model, method of destruction, and serial number
- Stake Punching: Physical Destruction with Punch Unit
- Cost: Call for details
La Mesa Document Shredding service
TechWaste Recycling offers Secure Data Destruction services. Our Document Destruction service is NSA / CSS 02-01 compliant. Documents are reduced to confetti and materials are recycled and used to create new products using TechWaste Recycling’s downstream of material recovery partners. Each document destruction project includes a release of liability and certificate of confidential data destruction
We offer document destruction, priced by the Pounds (lbs), which includes:
- Secure Pickup, Handling, & Transport
- In House Shredding
- DOD & National Security Agency (NSA) CSS 02-01 Approved
- Level 6 Reduced to Confetti (High Security 1/26″ x 1/5″)
- Certificate of Destruction
- Responsible Recycling
In addition, we provide several levels of document destruction to ensure that your shredding is done to your particular industry or governmental standard. They are:
Level/ Purpose/Standard
- 1 Shredding for general internal documents. Strip-Cut 3/8″ / Cross-Cut 3/8″ x 1 1/2′
- 2 Shredding for sensitive general internal documents. Strip-Cut 1/4″ / Strip-Cut 1/8″
- 3 Shredding for confidential documents. Strip-Cut 1/16″ / Cross-Cut 1/8″ x 1 1/8″
- 4 Shredding for secret documents. Cross-Cut 1/16″ x 5/8″
- 5 Shredding for top secret documents approved by the DOD. Cross-Cut 1/32″ x 7/16″
- 6 Shredding for top secret documents approved by the DOD and the NSA. High Security 1/26″ x 1/5″
Protecting Your Business in La Mesa
Throwing out or giving away old electronic devices can put your business at risk. Simply deleting your and your client’s data is not enough. A determined person can recover deleted data. Data destruction ensures that your files and data will not fall into the wrong hands or be recovered by nefarious means. Additionally, proper disposal ensures that your old equipment has been processed correctly and reduces the amount of electronic waste being accumulated in landfills.
TechWaste Recycling is a certified electronics recycling company under ISO 14K, and RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING© (R2v3) REV. 7/2013 to ensure all items are handled and processed to a standard. Additionally, TechWaste Recycling can leverage its extensive logistical capabilities to schedule pickups in the Continental United States.
FAQs
Is your data destruction company certified for pickup, erasure and disposal from La Mesa?
We are a certified electronics recycling company under ISO 14K, and RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING© (R2v3) REV. 7/2013 to ensure all items are handled and processed to a standard.
How do you securely destroy data for businesses in La Mesa?
We provide 6 levels of document destruction, from Level 1 shredding for general internal documents, to Level 6 shredding for top secret documents approved by the Department of Defense and NSA.
About La Mesa, CA
Popularly known as “The Jewel of the Hills”, the City of La Mesa is located 9 miles east of Downtown San Diego with a population of over 58,000 residents. La Mesa means the table in Spanish or alternately, plateau, relating to its geography.
Incorporated in 1912, La Mesa has evolved from a sleepy farming community into today’s dynamic metropolitan area while retaining its spectacular natural beauty. In its early days, this small town has been in the movie-making business. Throughout much growth, both in population and industry, La Mesa’s sophisticated yet quaint image has only risen over the years. The City is now best known for its seasonal festivities as well as the nostalgic downtown area on the La Mesa Boulevard, more popularly known as “The Village”. Taking a stroll into “The Village” will transport you back in time. The Village is the historical center of La Mesa. Many of the buildings remain as they were in 1912. La Mesa Boulevard features one-of-a-kind retail stores, antique stores, and dining places. The Village also hosts several seasonal events such as Oktoberfest, Christmas in the Village, and Back to the 80’s Car Show.
La Mesa features 14 parks, a municipal pool and a golf course. Recreational spots nearby include Lake Murray, a very popular venue for hiking, bicycling, jogging, roller blading, boating, fishing and picnicking, along with Mission Trails Regional Park, one of the largest urban parks in the country encompassing over 5,000 acres of both natural and developed recreational space. Source: Wikipedia
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