Why you should Shred Corporate Documents

Were you aware that it can be legal to go through another persons rubbish that they have thrown out in their bin.  If your company has any sensitive information you really should be disposing of it in the appropriate manner.

1. Keep documents only as long as required. For regulated industries, your company should have policies detailing retention periods and disposal instructions for various document types. 
2. Customer or employee information that contains names, ABN's, Tax File Numbers, dates of birth, account balances or health conditions should always be shredded.
3. Shred documents that could help the competition. Customer lists, sensitive pricing information, strategic planning documents and trade secrets should never just be tossed.
4. Be meticulous with information from consumer reports. If you have run any credit checks on customers or Human Resources checks on employment history, tenant history, insurance history or medical history you should have a strict disposal guidelines.
5. Become a Greeen Company. Recycling paper of non sensitive items will go toward helping the earth and saving the trees.

If your company doesn't currently have a recycling plan, contact Shred-X today to discuss how we can help you with one of our ongoing shredding, document destruction and paper recycling plans.