Can the I use my old Seagate 1TB drive as an external drive?

My iMac is eligible for the HDD replacement programme, I was wondering whether I can use my old drive externally using some sort of connector!
- Is this possible?
- Does Apple keep the old drive when replacing it?

Hi
Thanks for the info, why can't we keep the old ones? That's pants!
What is the replacement HDD? Can you buy it off the shelf?

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