Clean Earth’s Modesto Facility Achieves NAID AAA Certification for Facility-Based Hard Drive and Solid State Device Destruction
August 09, 2021 at 08:00 am EDT
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Harsco Corporation announced that their Clean Earth division’s facility in Modesto, California, has earned a Facility-based Operation Endorsement for Physical Hard Drive and Solid State Device Destruction from the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID). This Clean Earth facility received certification approval on July 16, after successfully completing internal process audits and enhancing security features, including security cameras, badge access, and alarm systems. The certification verifies Clean Earth’s compliance with applicable laws related to the protection of sensitive information on physical hard drives and solid state devices by shredding these devices within its Modesto, California, facility. This is the second Clean Earth facility to earn this specific NAID certification, with the first being in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This NAID AAA Certification reassures customers that there is a standardized level of security utilized in Clean Earth’s IT asset disposition (ITAD) services. NAID is an operational accreditation program for verifying data destruction service provider compliance in accordance with data protection regulations and security standards related to the physical destruction of hard drives and solid state devices. By obtaining this NAID AAA Certification, Clean Earth has demonstrated that it is prepared to work alongside highly-regulated industries like banking, healthcare, and government that often require higher data destruction standards. Clean Earth offers a plethora of waste management solutions that span several industries, and this NAID AAA Certification continues to solidify that ITAD will be a continuous and prominent part of the company’s offerings. Key components of Clean Earth’s integrated strategy for effective data disposal are: The protection of private data. Reduction in the amount of waste produced. Compliance and safety in every step. The implementation of best practices for handling waste on-site. Customized treatment options to meet specific customer needs.
Enviri Corporation is an environmental solutions company. The Company serves a diverse customer base by offering critical recycle and reuse solutions for their waste streams, enabling customers to address their complex environmental challenges and to achieve their sustainability goals. The Company operates through two segments: Harsco Environmental and Clean Earth. Its Harsco Environmental segment provides on-site services, under long-term contracts which may contain multiple performance obligations, for material logistics; product quality improvement and resource recovery from iron, steel and metals manufacturing; manufactures and sells industrial abrasives and roofing granule products, and manufactures aluminum dross and scrap processing systems. Its Clean Earth segment provides specialty waste processing and beneficial reuse solutions for hazardous wastes, and soil and dredged materials. The Company operates in more than 150 locations in over 30 countries.