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What Company Does Your Shredding? It’s a Question Worth Asking
Most businesses know they need to shred confidential documents. But there’s another question that may be even more important: What company does your shredding? When...
October 27, 2026
Think Twice Before Using a Drop-Off Document Shredding Service
When you have old tax returns, financial records, medical information, bank statements, employee files, or other confidential paperwork to destroy, dropping everything off at an...
October 20, 2026
How Do I Get Rid of Decades of Papers?
If you have been saving paperwork for 10, 20, 30 years—or even longer—you are definitely not alone. Basements, attics, garages, storage rooms, filing cabinets, and...
October 14, 2026
Do Very Old Files and Documents Need to Be Shredded?
When cleaning out an office, basement, attic, storage room, or old filing cabinet, it’s common to come across documents that have been sitting untouched for...
October 5, 2026
What Is the Due Diligence Clause in Privacy Laws?
Businesses spend a lot of time protecting confidential information while they are using it. Passwords, locked filing cabinets, cybersecurity systems and employee policies are all...
September 30, 2026
Did You Sell a Business or Close a Practice and Need Shredding Services?
Selling a business, retiring, or closing a professional practice is a major undertaking. There are customers or patients to notify, accounts to close, equipment to...
September 23, 2026
Recent Posts
At Last – It’s Shredding Day!: What to Expect and How to Prepare
You’ve decided. There are some documents that require shredding. Whether it’s to clean things up around the home office or to ensure that industry policies...
September 17, 2019
Why You Need Professional Document Shredding Services
Whether it’s your clients, your patients, your businesses, or your own private data, making sure confidential information is protected is more critical than ever. Keeping...
August 7, 2019
Documents People Don’t Shred But Should
Items You Should Be Shredding With the continuing rise in identity theft and corporate espionage businesses and individuals need to be aware of ways to...
June 7, 2019
Wet Paper Shredding
Yes wet documents can be shredded! Unfortunately water damage occurs and with it many cases personal or business documents are affected. When paper is damaged...
March 6, 2019
The Facts About Shredding In-House or Hiring A Professional
I know we would like to think with today’s technology we would be using less paper but the facts are paper usage is increasing every...
January 30, 2019
How to Choose the Best Document Shredding Services in CT
How to Choose the Best Document Shredding Services in CT Identity theft affects everyone: both businesses and individuals. So now more than ever, it is...
November 16, 2018
Certified Document Shredding
What Is Certified Document Shredding? Certified Document Shredding is more than someone giving you a piece of paper saying they shredded your files, and in...
September 18, 2018
Why You Shouldn’t Shred Documents Yourself
DIY Shredding Just Doesn’t Pay! DIY is very in right now but, when it comes to document shredding, there are many reasons using a professional...
September 7, 2018
You Need To Be Aware of Medical Identity Theft
Identity theft is everywhere these days, but there are still ways to protect yourself and your business. The best way is to use a professional...
August 21, 2018
Where Does the Shredded Paper Go?
At FileShred, we’re asked all the time what happens to shredded documents once the truck pulls away. The answer is actually quite simple. Your old...
August 9, 2018
Residential Shredding: It Really Exists
Residential Shredding: It Really Exists At FileShred, we get asked, “Do you do residential shredding?” every day. People often sound surprised, and then they’re happy...
July 23, 2018
Identity Theft: It Could Happen to You
Identity Theft: It Could Happen to You Reduce your exposure to identity theft with onsite document shredding services. If you think identity theft only happens...
July 9, 2018
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