Is there an insider's guide to hardware data destruction ? Can you become an expert of software / hardware data destruction in your company / organization / community? The very first step to performing efficient software/ hardware data destruction is to understand what comprises e-waste in the first place. Following is a list of articles, equipment, appliances, devices and many other items that comprise e-waste / hardware data that requires timely, safe and environmental friendly destruction: Household appliances including your mixers, food processors, grinders and juices and many more Telecommunications equipment Electrical tools that you have in your home / workplace Refrigerators Vacuum cleaners Printers and fax machines Laptop computers Telephones and smart phones / mobile phones Video cameras Musical instruments Sewing machines Medical devices of all kinds All these devices are to be disposed of at the end of their useful life cycle in the safe