What should I shred?

We encourage you to shred any paper leaving your facility. It is the most certain way to protect your organization from the explosion of identity theft and corporate espionage. It also drastically improves your ability to comply with the numerous laws and regulations covering information security. While not all-inclusive, the following list includes several types of information that should be shredded:

• Banking information
• Social Security numbers
• Checks
• Credit card receipts
• Customer names & addresses
• Obsolete contracts
• Internal correspondence
• Proposals
• Proprietary information
• Loan information
• Payroll information
• Visitor logs
• Supplier information
• Medical records
• Insurance information
• Employee data
• Sales information
• Tax records
• Invoices
• Investment records