Companies throughout the Silicon Valley are realizing there’s money to be made on their retired and surplus IT hardware, particularly LTO 3/4/5/6 tapes that require sanitization. To get the most for their LTO tapes, they are turning to Minneapolis-based OceanTech.OceanTech is one of the nation’s leading electronics recycling firms, specializing in helping businesses with value recovery on equipment they no longer need. Since retired hardware typically contains proprietary company data, the search for a company that can provide secure data destruction is paramount to the process.According to OceanTech, their data destruction/sanitization procedures are best in class, and once sanitized, there’s a vibrant market out there looking to purchase used LTO3, LTO4, LTO5, and LTO6 tapes for reuse.The team at OceanTech works with companies throughout the Silicon Valley, as well as across the United States. Companies with multiple locations that are geographically dispersed are particularly well-served by working with OceanTech, since they work with logistics partners who make it possible to handle multiple facilities as part of an overall recycling effort.More than 1500 companies are included on the company’s client roster, including some of the nation’s largest business, and the company has been growing its client list in the Silicon Valley due to the demand for reliable LTO tape and hardware sanitization and recycling.Documentation is a key to companies that need sanitization of LTO tapes. The OceanTech process ensures that all hardware is securely erased and the procedures are thoroughly documented for auditing and control purposes. Because OceanTech recycles for resale, payment to companies for surplus or retired LTO tapes is the highest in the industry, often as much as two to three times higher than their competitors.For more information on sanitization and value recovery for LTO3, LTO4, LTO5 or LTO6 tapes, contact OceanTech at 612 331 4456.