On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Elisabeth O'Donnell <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We have some old floppy disks (c.early 90s, when they were still actually
> floppy) that need to be disposed of.  Does anyone know if there is a
> proper,
> environmentally-friendly way to dispose of them or would it be OK to simply
> destroy them?
>
it all depends upon what you mean by environmentally-friendly? for example I
did a search in google using the following terms

diskettes disposal "environmentally friendly"
and got these results
http://shrinkster.com/y4w

What you want to do is make sure that the data on the diskettes can no
longer be read. That can be done either of two ways, total destruction
(shredding, etc) or magnetically wiping them
and I'm sure SteveW will suggest something such as using them for target
practice ;-)

-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
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Richmond, Va

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