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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
Are You Helping Your Parents Clean Out a House and Need Shredding Services?
Helping your parents clean out their house can be a much bigger project than expected. Whether they are downsizing, moving to a smaller home, preparing...
September 16, 2026
What Is On-Site Document Shredding?
If you have old business records, financial documents, medical files, customer information, or personal papers that need to be securely destroyed, on-site document shredding is...
September 8, 2026
How Do You Manage an Ongoing Shredding Program in Your Office?
Every office creates documents that contain information that should not end up in the regular trash or recycling bin. Employee records, customer information, invoices, financial...
September 1, 2026
How Do I Know If My Documents Are Actually Shredded With a Professional Shredding Service?
When you hire a professional shredding company, you are trusting them with documents that may contain some of your most sensitive information. Tax records, medical...
August 24, 2026
Your Records Retention Period Ended. What Happens Next?
Records retention schedules give businesses a much-needed timeline for how long different documents should be kept. But eventually, that timeline runs out. When a box...
August 18, 2026
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Information Security is Important! Document Shredding is Your Best Option!
Information Security is Important! Document Shredding is Your Best Option! Information security protects the private and confidential information of individuals, businesses, and organizations of all...
May 23, 2018
Old Computers Could Bring New Problems
Old Computers Could Bring New Problems All computers have a hard drive. That hard drive is an electronic storage device for everything you have done...
May 14, 2018
You Use Paper More Than You Think!
You Use Paper More Than You Think! It is estimated that between 85% and 90% of corporate information is not accessible through computer networks because...
May 3, 2018
Discover Green Shredding Services
You probably already know about the convenience of a shredding service, but did you know there are environmental benefits to having your documents securely shredded?...
April 25, 2018
Top 10 Reasons You Need Professional Document Shredding Services
You can’t be too careful when it comes to protecting your data in this day and age. It seems like there’s some kind of major...
April 18, 2018
Are Personal or In-Office Shredders Dangerous?
It’s no secret that small paper shredders are inefficient, but did you know that personal and in-office shredders can actually be incredibly dangerous? It’s true!...
April 10, 2018
Professional Shredding Services Can Save Your Company
There are individuals out there that do nothing but try to steal information about your company, clients, and employees to make money. Ponemon Institute’s “2017...
April 4, 2018
Why Every Business Needs a Document Shredding Program
Why Every Business Needs a Document Shredding Program Document destruction should be part of every business’s normal operating procedures. The information you use every day...
March 28, 2018
Join Us for Shred Day: Fight Back Against Fraud
Join Us for Shred Day: Fight Back Against Fraud According to the most recent findings from the American Bureau of Justice Statistics, cases of identity...
March 21, 2018
Why Do I Need Document Shredding?
Why Do I Need Document Shredding? All paper documents, at some point, outlive their useful purpose. When you dispose of them, they need to be...
March 14, 2018
Shredding is Better Than Recycling
Shredding is Better Than Recycling Over 60% of all harvested trees are used to make paper and pulp. Paper usage in the average office is...
March 6, 2018
7 Things to Ask a Shredding Service Before You Hire Them
7 Things to Ask a Shredding Service Before You Hire Them With the rise in identity theft and corporate espionage, it’s more important than ever...
February 26, 2018
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