How to Properly Recycle and Dispose of Western Digital Hard, Solid State Drives, NAS, USB Flash and Memory Cards

Hard drives made after February 26th, 2006 do not contain hazardous materials.
They can be treated as non-hazardous solid waste.
Hard drives made before February 26th, 2006 may contain a small amount of lead (Pb).

Lead (Pb) is classified as a hazardous material by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and European Environment Agency (EEA). When lead (Pb) is not disposed of or recycled properly, this material can present problems to the environment as the electronic items containing Lead usually end up in local landfills and organic waste facilities.

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• Global Citizenship
• Western Digital Recycling Program
  
  
  • Supported: Hard Drives, Solid State Drives and NAS
  • Not Supported: USB Flash, SD Cards, microSD Cards, CompactFlash, CFast Cards, etc...

Contact a local electronics recycling center, government agency for proper disposal, recycling of electronic equipment.

• United States Environmental Protection Agency
• European Environment Agency