Why Shred?

Private information is not limited to bank statements and business contracts. Printed confidential materials are produced daily in every business and by every employee.

If your business has not started routine document shredding, it should! Even though an investment is required to have ADS come On-Site and shred all of your confidential documents, at the end of the day, the investment is worth it. After all, you are investing in your business, your clients and your reputation.

Stacks of File Folders and Documents

Did you know... An estimated $100 BILLION a year is lost to information thieves? This trend continues to grow as data breaches have increased 47% since 2007.

Governmental penalties and fines for these data breaches have reached all-time highs. Your information - in the form of business plans, account lists, legal contracts, corporate proposals, payroll information, medical records, product designs, etc... are the foundation of your company. Don't let them be the source of costly legal issues and embarrassment.

Discarded information that makes its way into garbage cans, wastebaskets and dumpsters is the single most available source of competitive and private data about your business. It’s this information that has all the makings of corporate espionage.

Document Theft

When it comes to stealing corporate secrets by retrieving documents from trash cans and dumpsters:

  • The law is firmly on the side of the “bad guys”.
  • Courts have consistently ruled that by discarding data into the trash, you have indicated that it is of no value to you. Dumpster diving is NOT ILLEGAL!
  • The taking of this “useless information,” no matter what the intent, is protected by the law.
  • On-site Shredding of discarded material will render it unreadable and useless to those attempting to capitalize on your confidential information.

In addition, your internal personnel SHOULD NOT be responsible for document destruction. Clearly, payroll data, personnel records, competition-sensitive data, and materials that involve labor relations or legal affairs should not be entrusted to entry-level employees for destruction. In turn, management-level employees, who are especially busy and paid top dollar to do more important work, should not be expected to handle this responsibility.

Destruction of classified information is best administered by a carefully selected, professional document destruction company like Absolute Data Shredding.

To select the right professional document destruction company please review — Quality Shredding 10 Point Checklist!

Saving Time & Money — Outsourcing

Many business owners wonder... Are We Large Enough and/or Can We Afford to Outsource Our Document Shredding and Non-Paper Destruction?

Of course your company is large enough... The majority of our clients have between 1 and 3 secure consoles per location. The affordability question answers itself... “Can You Afford Not To?".

It's simple, outsourcing your Paper Shredding and Non-Paper Destruction needs will benefit you by...

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  • Saving employee time and employer risk from office document shredding.
  • Reduce your risk from improperly discarded valuable documents.
  • Improve the security of your confidential information.
  • Save employee cost from office paper shredding.
  • Reduce your risk of liability, litigation, and media embarrassment.
  • Build client trust by informing them of document destruction procedures.
  • Reduce your document storage and waste disposal costs.
  • Save equipment and materials expense from document shredding.
  • GO GREEN - Become an active business in recycling and protecting the environment.

Legal Importance of Data Shredding

The legal importance of securely shredding all of your sensitive documents is higher than ever. It's been reported by the Federal Trade Commission that 1 in 6 Americans will be a victim of identity theft this year alone. In 2008 9.93 million people were victim of some sort of identity theft crime. These victims spend an average of $1,200 and 175 hours in efforts to resolve the many problems associated with these types of crimes.

Keeping your information and your clients information safe is the easiest way to keep happy customers.

Any documents with the following items should always be destroyed using a secure document shredding service.

  • Names
  • Birthdays
  • Addresses
  • Phone Numbers
  • Driver's License Numbers
  • Social Security Numbers
  • Medical Information
  • Background Information
  • Financial Information
  • Credit Information

Read more about the legal importance of secure data shredding — legal information.