Magnetic tapes degrade over time and are used until they become e-waste. In the last decade, tape recording technology has changed five times. This means that your old magnetic media will be unreadable on the latest tape devices.

There is not so much to do with your old tapes because re-selling them could turn into a living nightmare if there’s still data on them. Besides, trying to recover the stored data will cost you a lot of money.

Tape as a records storage technology is now dead because using the cloud is more affordable, easy to use, and eco-friendly. Maybe you do not need your old magnetic tapes anymore because you already moved data to the cloud, but those old tapes continue storing sensitive information. What are you waiting to dispose of those old tapes? Protecting your company’s reputation and privacy is a big challenge, but there are a lot of things you can do to keep your data safe while preserving the environment.

The destruction of records must be done securely even when there is no recycling value to old magnetic tapes. Professional media destruction services minimize the risk of your business’s information getting into the wrong hands.  GreenTek’s professional tape shredding services will protect both your data and the environment. Get in touch with our team and let us help you to dispose of those old magnetic tapes!!