Recycling old IT equipment safely and legally

Old laptops, phones and drives must have data properly wiped, not just deleted, before disposal or resale, and in the UK, WEEE regulations require electronic waste to go through proper recycling channels rather than the bin. A certified IT asset disposal provider can wipe data to a verifiable standard and issue a certificate of destruction.

Coach's tip: keep those certificates — they're useful evidence if you're ever asked how you handled data protection during disposal.