Articles about Secure Shredding
Reports of bin raiders is on the rise again. What is a bin raider? Bin raiding is where someone searches bins that are not theirs. Bin raiders are looking for semi valuable items to clean up and sell on, or personal details. A frequent problem associated with bin raiding is identity theft. This is where your personal…
A few months ago, we, SMB Records Management, received an award for our recycling efforts. We have worked hard on building services with new and existing customers since we started in 2019. This does not apply just to the secure storage service we provide, we have also pushed hard to grow the confidential shredding/recycling service.…
The amount we consume on an individual and business scale is constantly increasing. Evolving technology, consumer demands and affluence are fuelling the growth of waste. It’s having a grave impact on our environment. This is currently being highlighted at COP26, with targets set for businesses to provide their evidence of sustainable targets by 2023. There are…
Weee Waste So who got a new computer or gadget for Christmas or in the sale? Do you know how to dispose of your old one safely ? In our lives today, it’s impossible not to rely on electronic items for both at work and at home. Your electronics have come to the end of…
CD Destruction. help our environment As technology moves on, old media vessels slowly become defunct. Microfiche, Betamax, VHS tapes, and cassette tapes are now things of the past. Even though we still have some stored away, they are getting more difficult to view as the players die too. The Walkman, 8 track, tape recorder,…
Recycling – Helping our planet There is more to our forests and woodlands than just their beauty and, the sustainability of animals and insects they give refuge to either. Trees give us the oxygen we breathe, but they also store a considerable amount of carbon that is produced by us on planet Earth. Trees are…
Why outsource your shredding If you are or have ever thought about outsourcing your shredding then well done to you! There are many benefits for you to do so and make the switch. Resource time sorting No need to spend valuable resource time removing staples and paperclips. Simply throw everything into a securely locked…
Recent study’s show UK businesses are throwing away mountains of waste including 167.8 million pieces of paper EVERY DAY – of which almost 23.5 million aren’t recycled. New research into business environmental habits found that 14% of the UK’s 5.7 million companies, employing 31.4 million staff, fail to provide any recycling facilities. Yet, the study…
So, what should you be placing in the recycle bin? I am sure this is a frequent question raised in every household. As quite a few of us humans seem to be taking more notice about how we treat our planet, should we not get the recycling and disposal of waste right. I have put…
Secure Shedding Whether you are a business or residential you should really think about destroying any confidential documents securely. This helps cut down on your personal information falling into the wrong hand’s. Identity theft is an ever-increasing crime for both hard copy documents and cyber crime. One waste sack in the house would take about…
Advice on Secure Data Recycling Secure Data Recycling is no joke! Get it wrong and you can have a really bad day! Allow us to explain all the pro’s and cons to keep you safe. Services like hard drive shredding ensure both the hardware and the private data is destroyed. Because having any data stolen…