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Box Hill is home to 22 businesses and 3,207 people, with approximately 2,715 in Box Hill that equates to a lot of data stored.

Managing the data that is stored in equipment at the end of its life is very important, failing to do this can result in breaches of data protection and privacy issues. It is also quite complex, simple reformatting is not enough to destroy data for good, only deleting and reformatting your device is not enough, the information inside it can still be accessed.

By using a professional data destruction service in Box Hill who follow thorough industry standards ensures that your data has been destroyed properly we include all required documentation including data destruction certificates and inventory reports too.
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What hardware requires data destruction/wiping?

It is estimated that Box Hill generates approximately 905 electronic waste devices a year, equipment such as computers, laptops, servers, mobile devices and VoIP phones all require data wiping. Using a specialist data destruction company in Box Hill is your best option to mitigate all risk involved.
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The different ways of destroying hard drives in Box Hill

1. Data wiping

Carried out by physically connecting devices to a wiping device, to overwrite the data stored to ensure it can no longer be accessed.

Please note that using Blancco software is the only 100% secure method of data wiping as it satisfies over 20 international standards and has over 15 global certifications and approvals, such as BSI, ADISA, National Cyber Security Centre and more.

2. Degaussing

A method that destroys the data using a high-powered magnet that disrupts the magnetic field of an electronic medium. However, there is no way of knowing if all the data inside the device has been destroyed as it cannot be proven. It is also not very environmentally friendly.

3. Physical destruction

Physical data destruction services are another way however, if done off-site, there is no way of proving 100% that the devices have been destroyed. You can receive a data destruction certificate, but it cannot be proven.
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What you need to know about Box Hill

Box Hill

Box Hill is partly owned by the National Trust and Surrey Wildlife Trust, it lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  • Population Size 3,207
  • Active Businesses 22
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)1,345
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 699

How much waste do we produce in Box Hill?

Last year in this Box Hill area, 3,207 residents and 22 businesses produced 1,345 tonnes of waste.

Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor Veolia ES UK to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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What is the council recycling rate of Box Hill?

Last year Box Hill managed to recycle or reuse 699 tonnes of waste (0.52) against 646 (48.04%).
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How much did local councils in Box Hill spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in Box Hill spent £25,044.79 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.
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How many residents and active businesses are there in Box Hill?

On record for last year Box Hill had 3,207 residents and 22 active businesses.
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How else did Box Hill impact the environment last year?

Box Hill Box Hill is partly owned by the National Trust and Surrey Wildlife Trust, it lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. which is made up of 4.71 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically Box Hill had 5 fly tip incidents accompanied by 1 fly tip penalties.
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