Q: Why shred?
A: Businesses have a legal and ethical responsibility to keep sensitive customer and employee information from falling into the wrong hands. Proper disposal of personal and confident documents in a timely fashion will keep your proprietary information out of competitor’s hands.
Q: What should I shred?
A: We encourage you to shred all paper leaving your home, office or business. It is the most certain way to protect your home or organization from identity theft.
Q: I don’t have a business only my personal documents, should they be shredded?
A: Yes, we encourage you to shred all paper leaving your home. It is the most certain way to protect yourself from identity theft.
Q: What happens to our paper after you shred it?
A: To help protect the environment all shredded material is baled and shipped to paper mills. The material is re-pulped and processed into white office paper or tissue paper.
Q: Are three ring binders acceptable?
A: The binders can harm our shredding equipment and we ask that you do your best to keep them out of the shredding containers.
Q: Do I need to remove staples and paper clips?
A: You do not need to remove staples but it will speed up the shredding process if the documents are free of paper clips, rubber bands and black paper fasteners.