ICEX

	Environmental Disposal & EU Regulations Professional, efficient and affective but above all...RESPONSIBLE
	1. Environmental Protection Act 1990 & Environment Act 1995 Existing legislation places a Duty of Care on organisations to ensure that wastes produced are consigned to registered carriers and properly disposed of at licensed facilities. ICEX not only demonstrates this but also audits their key suppliers and waste processors to verify the quality of supply chain partners in accord with our registration to the International Quality Standard.
	2. Health & Safety At Work. Etc. Act 1984 & Electricity Act 1989 Safety Regulations Electrical equipment needs to be tested for safety in accordance with the Electricity Act 1989 Safety Regulations ICEX use calibrated electrical test equipment and certificated processes to ensure computer equipment is safe to reuse, protecting our employees and future users.
	3. Data Protection Acts 1998 Organisations have a Duty of Care obligation to take all reasonable steps to ensure data they hold is not released in an unauthorised or accidental way. This applies to all storage media, including Hard Disc Drives in PCs. ICEX deletes all data using the purpose designed Dataeraser system, which overwrites all data. Faulty drives are disabled prior to destructive shredding for material recycling. All equipment weather working or non-working will pass through data deletion prior to disposal. Magnetic media tapes are incinerated to guarantee destruction.
	4. Software Operating Licences Software is usually supplied under licences that specifically prohibit resale – rendering users who sell such software liable to prosecution under civil law.ICEX deletes system software protecting clients from fines and embarrassing bad publicity.