The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strengthens the protection and empowerment of EU citizens’ data privacy. It is therefore imperative that businesses ensure secure data management processes that comply with the requirements.

These requirements include the right for individuals to request the deletion of their personal data in a timely manner, in addition to businesses demonstrating compliance with the GDPR. Many companies are looking for secure ways of disposing confidential waste, such as paper documents or electrical and electronic equipment such as hard drives. Nevertheless, the average in-house shredder only produces strips which can be easily put back together. It also cannot deal with digital information stored on hard drives, which needs to be degaussed by passing it through a powerful magnetic field or destroyed into a government-approved degree. Finally, it may be difficult and time-consuming to transport the confidential waste to a site where it can be securely disposed of.