Paper Shredders or Landfill- What is the Best Way for
Disposal ?
Crosscut paper shredders have become the choice of most
corporations and businesses that have elected to handle
their shredding in house. Other businesses have
elected to contract an off site paper shredder company or
mobile shredding service to handle sensitive documents.
But is there a third choice? Can you depend on a
landfill operator to effectively dispose of your business
documents and private information? The answer is no.
The reason that anyone shreds their paper waste is to
provide protection for their business against possible
thieves that may want to steal some of the intellectual
capital of your business in the form of customer lists,
pricing structures, product information or trade secrets.
Paper shredders furthermore provide protection from
potential identity theft and fraud that can put your
business in legal troubles with respect to federal and state
privacy laws. You must look at a quality crosscut
paper shredder as and investment, and additionally as an
insurance policy. If you decide to landfill your paper
waste, you are leaving yourself open for problems. And
while you may never encounter any bad effects from simply
landfilling your information, know that by shredding the
waste, you are in effect buying insurance. Just like
fire or flood insurance for your home, you hope you never
have to use it, but when you do, you are glad that you took
the necessary steps to protect yourself and your investment.
Landfills may try to sell you on the fact that they can
turn your papers into the ground, and effectively bury them.
The problem is that the documents and files that are buried
are sealed underground like a time capsule. The sun
and the atmosphere do a lot to help break down paper waste,
underground, you actually can extend the life of your waste.
Don't take shortcuts, buy yourself some insurance in the
form of a crosscut paper shredder or a quality shredding
service.