Owen Sound Police Service, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 6 Owen Sound, are offering a free Data Destruction Event for your electronics.

Recycle your electronics & protect yourself from fraud. March is Fraud Prevention Month, and Owen Sound Police Services, the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 6, Owen Sound are partnering, to help protect your private information through data destruction.

Join us for this event at the Owen Sound Legion, Branch 6 (1450 2nd Ave West, Owen Sound) on March 16th, 2022 from 10:00am to 3:00pm., where citizens are invited to bring unwanted electronic devices such as hard drives, computers, laptops, phones, tablets, tapes and other small devices storing sensitive data, where they will be securely destroyed OR wiped clean and re-used for FREE (you decide which option you would like when you arrive). Data storage devices will be destroyed on-site with the use of ERA’s shredding machine to prevent data being recovered from old equipment.

Below is a list of all accepted devices:

LAPTOPS/COMPUTERS (MAC AND PC)
DOCKING STATIONS
PARTS (MOTHERBOARDS, HARD DRIVES, ETC.)
KEYBOARDS, MICE, WIRES/CABLES
GAMING CONSOLES
IPODS/IPADS/MP3 PLAYERS
STEREO EQUIPMENT
PRINTERS (INKJET AND LASERJET)
FAX MACHINES
SCANNERS & COPIERS
MOBILE PHONES/IPHONES/SMART PHONES
TABLETS
PHONE SYSTEMS
CD/DVD & CARDS
SERVERS (RACKS, STANDS, ALL BRANDS)
SOFTWARE (OPERATING/EDITING/DESIGN)
SWITCHES AND ROUTERS
LAB EQUIPMENT
DISK ARRAYS

source: media release