Five Reasons to Shred Your Hard Drive

Shredding your hard drive, or securely disposing of the data stored on it, is crucial for maintaining privacy and security. Here are five top reasons why shredding your hard drive is important: Protecting Personal Information: Hard drives often contain sensitive personal information such as financial records, passwords, social security numbers, and other confidential data. Shredding…

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Buy a Shredder or Hire a Professional Service?

Whether it’s cheaper to buy a shredder or hire a shredding service depends on various factors, including your specific needs, the volume of documents you need to shred, and your budget. Here are some considerations for both options: Buying a Shredder: Upfront Cost: Purchasing a shredder typically involves an initial upfront cost. Shredders can range…

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The Importance of Document Shredding for Security and Compliance

In today’s digital age, protecting sensitive information is more critical than ever before. While technology has revolutionized how we store and transmit data, the physical disposal of confidential documents remains a significant concern for individuals and organizations alike. That’s where document shredding comes into play. Understanding Document Shredding Document shredding involves the process of destroying…

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The Importance of On-Site Shredding

As a business, it’s important to keep your business’s and clients’ records safe, even in the disposal process. Without proper disposal, you are leaving your business and clients at risk of a data leak. An on-site shredding service can be convenient and secure, but you may not know the true importance of on-site shredding. Trust…

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Hidden Shredding Fees to Watch Out For

It’s common to have paper shredder in your office to destroy documents with confidential information. While you may think that keeping an office shredder in your office is cheaper than hiring an outside company to shred your documents, you could be wrong. Continue reading to learn the hidden shredding fees to watch out for. Equipment…

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7 Things You Didn’t Know You Should Shred

While it is common knowledge to shred sensitive documents such as bank statements, tax documents, and documents with your Social Security number on them (except for your Social Security Card), there are other types of documents you should also be shredding regularly. These documents could put your identity, finances, and family at risk if they’re…

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10th Anniversary with GNFC

The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce helped us celebrate our 10th Anniversary. We provide members “free shredding” and the Chamber provided a Ribbon Cutting.

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How We Shred: A Step-by-Step Guide

Collecting private information is an essential part of your business. Proper destruction is the only way to keep that sensitive information out of the wrong hands. EcoShredding specializes in providing professional shredding services that are safe, affordable, and environmentally conscious. Here’s how we do it: 1. Document Collection Containers are placed at key locations in…

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The CPA’s Guide to Document Shredding for Tax Season

Tax files with glasses, pencil and keyboard on top

Being right in the thick of tax season, it’s important to make sure your work is compliant with IRS guidelines. Proper document destruction is essential to guarding your clients from identity theft and you from a lawsuit, so make sure you’re following all the proper guidelines this tax season.

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In-House Document Shredding: Calculating the Hidden Costs

The Hidden Costs Associated with In-House Document Shredding

Many businesses still practice DIY document destruction to cut costs.  What they might not realize is that in-house document shredding is not only less secure, but it’s also not very cost effective either. The problem is, document security continues to remain more important in the workplace with the average office worker using up to 45…

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