{"id":1641,"date":"2022-11-01T08:06:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T07:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archivesconseil.be\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2025-05-26T12:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:01:49","slug":"recycling-what-stages-does-your-it-equipment-go-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archivesconseil.be\/en\/recycling-what-stages-does-your-it-equipment-go-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling: what stages does your IT equipment go through?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_boxes\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container has_bg_color stretched\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_9d081641\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_0db20381\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1><strong>Recycling: what stages does your IT equipment go through?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Recycling is one of Archives Conseil&#8217;s core values! We strive every day to employ an eco-responsible lifestyle and we try to encourage our customers to do the same. Paper and cardboard are not waste, they can become raw materials again and therefore have a new life. The same goes for your IT equipment. We can help you recycle your obsolete equipment. Find out how in this blog post.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_boxes reversed\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container topbotextra\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>The stages of recycling computer equipment<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Our professional staff will take care of dismantling, destroying and recycling your IT equipment. They start by sorting the hardware according to its type (computer, printer, telephone, etc.). They separate equipment containing data, such as hard disks, from equipment that does not. The equipment containing data is dismantled and the data carriers then go through 4 stages to ensure that no future use can be made of the stored data: demagnetisation, perforation, crushing and recycling.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment that does not contain data (mouse, keyboard, screens, etc.) is tested. If it is still functional, it is offered to our partner associations. This enables us to offer schools, professional reintegration or training associations equipment free of charge. If the equipment is no longer functional, it is dismantled and each component is recycled.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of these processes, you will be issued with a treatment\/recycling certificate.<\/p>\n<p>Translated with DeepL.com (free version)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_7b7a7572 height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_boxes reversed\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container topbotextra\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_8d45c27c\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Ecological and societal commitments<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>We make every effort to work in an eco-responsible environment. In particular, our office equipment (filing cabinets, etc.) is recycled to donate school equipment to children in care. We also donate IT equipment that does not contain data (printer, mouse, keyboard, etc.) to an association that promotes the professional reintegration of people in difficulty. This association provides computer training aimed at reconditioning the equipment, which is then resold at low prices to other associations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_f4e9e5ae height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_boxes\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_e44e3a79\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_6df4bc3a has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Take advantage of our advice on destroying archived documents!<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_df5f4c97 has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Do not hesitate ! For all your archiving, destruction, but also computer and office equipment recycling work, you can trust Archives Conseil and its 40 years of experience in the field! 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