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W14 is home to 966 businesses and 37,480 people, with approximately 31,733 in W14 that equates to a lot of data stored. For businesses in W14 ensuring sensitive data is protected is a very important topic, doing so ensures the data protection of all stakeholders and for individuals living in W14 the same applies.

Managing the data that is stored in the equipment that has reached the end of its life is very important and quite complex, failing to do this can result in breaches of data protection and privacy policies, added costs and compliance issues. Simple reformatting is not enough to destroy data for good, only deleting and reformatting your device is not enough. If the device fell into the hands of someone who is knowledgeable in data retrieval, the information inside it can still be accessed.

To ensure that your data has been destroyed properly use a professional data destruction service in W14, we follow thorough industry standards and include all required documentation including data destruction certificates and inventory reports.
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What hardware requires data destruction/wiping?

It is estimated that W14 generates an approximate 10,578 electronic waste devices a year, most of which require data destruction.

Equipment such as computers, laptops, servers, printers, flash/disk drives, mobile devices and VoIP phones all require data wiping. Using a specialist data destruction company in W14 is your best option to mitigate all risk involved.
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The different ways of destroying hard drives in W14

1. Data wiping

Which is usually carried out by physically connecting the device to a bulk wiping device, this method overwrites the data stored ensuring it can no longer be accessed.

Please note that using Blancco software is the only 100% secure method of data wiping as it satisfies over 20 international standards and has over 15 global certifications and approvals, such as BSI, ADISA, National Cyber Security Center and more.

2. Degaussing

A method that destroys the data using a high-powered magnet that disrupts the magnetic field of an electronic medium. However, there is no way of knowing if all the data inside the device has been destroyed as it cannot be proven. It is also not very environmentally friendly.

3. Physical destruction

Physical data destruction services are another way however, if the destruction is done off-site, there is no way of proving 100% that the devices have been destroyed. You can receive a data destruction certificate, but it cannot be proven.
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What you need to know about W14

W14

W14 includes Kensington (Olympia) train station, the design museum and Normand Park

  • Population Size 37,480
  • Active Businesses 966
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)15,717
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 8,710

How much waste do we produce in W14?

Last year in this Post Code area, 37,480 residents and 966 businesses produced 15,717 tonnes of waste.

W14 is made up of 1 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
West Kensington
14,145


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of WLWA (West London Waste Authority), which has been set up between Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hounslow and Richmond-upon-Thames to deal with waste more efficiently in West London aswell as aswell as WRWA (Western Riverside Waste Authority) which has been set up between Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Wandsworth and Lambeth to deal with waste more efficiently in West London along with the waste contractor May Gurney to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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In W14 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year W14 managed to recycle or reuse 8,710 tonnes of waste (55.42%) against 7,007 (45%).

More specifically is made up of 1 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
West Kensington
7,839 (55.42%)
6,306 (44.58%)
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How much did local councils in W14 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in W14 spent £2,436,200.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 1 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
West Kensington
£2,192,580.00
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How many residents and active businesses are there in W14?

On record for last year W14 had 37,480 residents and 966 active businesses.

is made up of 1 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
West Kensington
36,548
869
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How else did W14 impact the environment last year?

W14 includes Kensington (Olympia) train station, the design museum and Normand Park which is made up of 9.27 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 466 fly tip incidents accompanied by 52 fly tip penalties.

More specifically each Place performed differently as you can see below:

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
West Kensington
459
51
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