The scrapper knows what can be sold, so if your organisation is scrapping kit, store it in the same way as if you wished to reuse it.

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My current place of work has been known before to deliberately break equipment before scrapping it so that it is of no use to anyone. This was back in the day when they threw everything in the general waste skips, including computers, and they didn't want anyone salvaging stuff. Despite being broken, occasionally useful bits (RAM, drives etc) could be recovered from machines. Fortunately they are now required to use a proper electronics disposal container and they have mostly stopped smashing things before they go in. However, I did see them compacting a load of stuff into the container by ramming it with a forklift, so it is generally best to save anything before the container gets full!