RE: Disposing old tapes

Degaussing the tape will completely destroy it. (magnets).

Then again if your that near a farm, how about a small fire?

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PaultinNZ
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Subject: Re: Disposing old tapes

Love to see the replies to this.

On 1 August 2015 at 08:30, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I removed the reels from the cartridges, placed the plastic and mental
remains in the recycle bin, then used a knife to cut through tape.

Would passing the tape between a couple of strong cow magnets be just
as effective as shredding the tape?
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