What is a 'Certificate of Destruction'?

What is a 'Certificate of Destruction'?

John Shegerian (CEO, Electronic Waste Recyclers) gives expert video advice on: Do I have to erase all the information on my hard drive before recycling?; What is a 'Certificate of Destruction'?; What are US Department of Defense erasure standards? and more...

A "Certificate of Destruction" is a piece of paper that proves that we destroyed your hard drive and it can no longer be used as a hard drive again. It usually will be shred, and smelted, and go back to be re-used by the OEMs, the original equipment manufacturers, into future materials and future electronics. But it will never be used as the same hard drive that you used, and your information can never be accessed, which is absolutely critical to the process. You'll be safe, only if you get destruction of your hard drive and that assured destruction certificate in your hands.