In the age of technology where we store vast amounts of personal, confidential, or even classified information on electronic storage devices, there is an ever increasing danger of that information being compromised. In other words, everyone’s data is at risk. In order to protect that data, the government and interest groups have developed regulations to dictate the way storage devices and the information contained therein are disposed of. Whether you have information that must be disposed of yourself, or you are providing services to those who do, compliance and information protection should be at the forefront of the decision about how to do so.