In order to protect sensitive data, it's important to work with the HITS Service Desk to properly dispose of computers and devices.
HITS will help you properly and securely dispose of computers and devices, including:
- Desktop PCs
- Laptops
- Monitors
- Printers (including all-in-one printer/copier/fax machines with hard drives)
- University-owned smartphones
- Servers
In order to ensure patient safety, all computer devices are wiped clean of data by our desktop staff using special tools. You should always work with the HITS Service Desk when you need to dispose of computer equipment.
How Do I Get Help?
Submit a ticket to HITS indicating you have a device you'd like to turn in.
Disposing of Removable Media
If you have removable media, such as DVDs, CDs, flash drives, or the like, used for work purposes that you want to dispose of, refer to our Get Help page on ways to contact our HITS Service Desk.
Be sure to properly sanitize these items before disposal.
Do not dispose of these smaller items in the blue or gray locked "confidential disposal" bins located around Michigan Medicine.
Disposing of Telephones, Headsets & Pagers
- For telephone disposal, contact the AT&T Managed Services Help Desk at 1-800-498-4858, option 2.
- For headset disposal, contact U-M Property Disposition
- For pager disposal, contact Paging Services at 734-647-4886.