IT Recycling

Currently, the standard spec PC available for staff gift/good causes is a P4 2.8 GHz with 1 Gb RAM and 80 Gb HDD, integrated Intel graphics, integrated soundcard, a built-in 10/100 Ethernet network card and a 17" TFT monitor. For staff gift these come pre-loaded with MS Windows XP, MS Office XP and McAfee anti-virus software.

Click here to request a Staff Gift machine.

Should you have any redundant IT equipment in your office, please contact your faculty technician or IT Purchasing contact in the first instance to see if it can be re-used within the faculty if possible.

IT Recycling accepts all IT equipment (PCs, laptops, monitors, printers etc.). Redundant IT equipment is sent to a NOP (Not for Profit) recycling company, who are WEEE compliant, and they ethically recycle the equipment. Any other electrical equipment (kettles, toasters etc) can be sent to CARES, who also collect used printer toners.

If re-use is not an option, please contact the CARES Helpdesk on x28585 and advise them what IT equipment you have for recycling, where it is and how much you have. They will log it on their system for porters to collect and deliver it to the relevant IMTS Support and Operations Recycling Team for your site.
Please also email the vhrecycle mailbox to inform us that this equipment is on its way and will be delivered.

We will then assess the equipment and prepare it for either staff gift, charity donation or recycling by a WEEE compliant not for profit company.

Data Security

In all cases, the Hard Disk Drive is wiped and all University and Personal data is removed.

Under the 1998 Data Protection Act we have a legal requirement to adopt appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, alteration or accidental loss or destruction of personal data. Failure to remove personal data from a computer system's hard drives could result in Crown Court prosecution or personal compensation claims.

All hard drives passed on to the third party company have their serial numbers recorded and are subsequently tracked throughout the rest of their recycling or second user, refurbished system. Every drive entering our facility has all previous data stored upon the magnetic surface of the disk wiped to U.S Department of Defence 5220.22m standards. This procedure involves writing a series of alternating data patterns to the hard disk to render any previous stored data unreadable. The final stage of the hard drive security procedure includes the production and presentation of individual hard drive erasure certificates which certify that all previously data stored on the hard drive has been successfully overwritten and is now unreadable.