International e-Waste Day
International e-Waste Day To honour one of the most significant issues facing the age of information, the 13th of October marks the first International e-Waste Recycling Day. The initiative was founded by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum –...
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Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR
As of May 2018, the European Union’s laws regarding data protection and regulation have changed. Even though the laws don’t strictly cover Australian businesses and trading, it’s still worth understanding what’s going on and vital if your business trades with those...
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The Future of e-Waste in Australia
It was recently announced that as of 1 July 2019, Victoria’s laws on e-waste management will be completely reformed. The upgrade will see at least one e-waste disposal point within a 20-minute drive of 98% of Victorians. But, more importantly, fines will be applied...
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How Identity Theft is Affecting Australians
It’s more commonly seen as the outlandish plot of a spy thriller – but identity theft is an incredibly real threat. And as technology and the age of information have become more and more integrated in our lives, this threat has only increased. Thankfully, we’ve got...
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The Importance of E-Waste Destruction & Recycling
For many Australian businesses, a changeover in technology (or even a dying old computer) means one thing: your investment, your trusted work tool, and your data ends up in landfill. It’s typically done without much consideration of alternatives, or any thought of the...
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Classified Government Documents Accidentally Dumped in Canberra
It’s almost beyond belief, but the Australia Government this week endured a living nightmare. For any industry dealing with sensitive information, the greatest fear you hold is that the information will be stolen or leaked. For a body as significant as a national...
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The Importance of Uniform Destruction
Some threats to a company’s integrity are as obvious as they come, such as sensitive data being stolen and leaked. However, some of the risks your company faces aren’t quite as clear and are often overlooked. For most businesses, recovery and destruction of uniforms...
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Changes to Data Breach Policies – Are You Prepared?
Between 2015 and 2016, more than one hundred data breach notifications were submitted to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, with many more believed to have gone unreported. For this reason, it is no wonder the government has decided to introduce...
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The 8 important questions you must ask before outsourcing your secure destruction
How does your business handle privacy protection? Private and sensitive information is an important part of many industries, especially when it comes to security in transportation and destruction. If you’re looking to outsource your information needs to a destruction...
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Winners Announced: X-Cess Baggage Competition
Congratulations to the following customers who have won a travel voucher to the value of $1000* in our recent 'Ditch your X-CESS baggage' competition. The winning entries had very creative responses to the question 'Tell us in 25 words or less where you would...
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