1. Identity Theft Prevention
Personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) should be shredded when it’s no longer needed. Most office paper shredders are limited to basic strip cutting, enabling documents reassembly by hand or using specialized software. Fortunately, when you outsource your document destruction to a qualified shredding provider, PII and PHI are destroyed beyond recognition with state-of-the-art destruction equipment.
2. It’s the Law
Healthcare organizations, law firms, financial services providers, and many other business sectors have a legal obligation to protect information. Document shredding ensures your company is complying with the following laws:
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3. Customer Confidence
Your customers trust you with their personal, medical and financial information. So, a document-shredding policy gives your customers confidence knowing their information is destroyed securely.
4. Clutter Reduction
An office cluttered with documents and boxes of files can dampen employee productivity and morale, creating a disorganized, uncared-for feeling. Document shredding reduces unnecessary paper waste, so your organization stays efficient and positive.
5. Shredding Protects the Environment
Companies with strong corporate social responsibility programs encourage paper recycling. An environmentally responsible paper shredding company destroys old paper records, bales the shredded waste, and sends it to a secure recycling partner. At the recycling facility, shredded paper is made into a wide variety of recycled paper products.
6. Employee Privacy
Employers must protect the confidentiality of employee records and personnel files. A document shredding policy ensures you destroy employee documents at the end of their retention lifespan.
7. Fire Hazard Reduction
Nothing burns more easily than paper. Stack of piles of paper in closets and corners are fire hazard risks. So regular purging and professional shredding of old and unwanted documents keep paper waste and fire hazards at bay.
8. Reputation Management
You spend valuable time building your business brand. Document destruction prevents privacy breaches that can undermine and permanently damage your organization’s reputation.
9. Convenience
Nothing is more inconvenient than shredding documents with an office shredder. A secure shredding service eliminates having to remove staples and paper clips from your documents before feeding them into the shredding machine. We place secure shredding collection containers strategically throughout your office, enabling files to be disposed of quickly. Depending on the volume of information your business needs to shred, collection of security collection containers occurs on a daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis. Then we shred your documents on site.
10. Peace of Mind
When and how you destroy your documents has a direct impact on your vulnerability to identity theft and business fraud. A professional shredding service gives you peace of mind knowing your documents are destroyed completely and in a verifiable manner.