Was on a call this morning and one of the folks on the call referred to the mass of electronic records that companies are accumulating and are petrified to delete as a "digital landfill."

Here’s the visual that came to my mind:

A big massive heap of debris (you know the ones we have all seen as we descend in an airplane to the city of the day) compacted together without rhyme or reason. Mixed in with all that garbage are some valuable items, but who wants to look for them?

Got me thinking – is there a way to apply recycling concepts to digital content?

At the very least, separating this debris before storing it off makes sense and gives you a better shot at identifying the more valuable content you and your company create on any given day.