Saddleback Shredding Service joined the expanding network of providers in the Shred Nations Network. Saddleback provides mobile shredding service to Santa Ana and surrounding communities.

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Northeast Record Retention has joined the Shred Nations network of paper shredding services. They offer both records storage and secure shredding to the New England area.

Here is an interesting story about a torn up credit card application that was honored. It even changed the address on the form to make identity theft easier. A scary reminder for everyone who just throws their junk mail into the trash.

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Today Shred Nations annouced the addition of California Quick Shred to their network of shredding service providers. California Quik Shred provides affordable, on-site document shredding utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to make sure your confidential documents are rendered unreadable to anyone. They provide mobile shredding in Sacramento, Fresno, Stockton and Modesto areas.

Advanced Shred has began offering mobile shredding service to Maryland businesses and homes. Advanced Shred utilizes the fastet mobile shredding trucks in the industry. They are also the newest member of the Shred Nations network for certified document destruction.

Shred Nations expaded their shredding service network in Orlando today with the addition of Secure Waste Disposal. Secure Waste offers shredding services to Orlando Florida and the surrounding areas.

Dependable Document Destruction became the newest shredding service in the Shred Nations network. They offer mobile shredding to homes and businesses from their headquarters in St George, Utah.

It's tax time again. As you take out your shoebox to find all the documentation for your return, it's a perfect time to evaluate record keeping practices. Is your file cabinet full of old utility bills, tax returns, ATM receipts, and even the 12-year-old user’s guide for the coffee maker you received from your wedding?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Many people are not sure how long to keep financial records, especially tax records. With 68.2 percent of the danger of identity theft coming from paper documents, it is a good practice to shred any document with personal information that is past its usefulness.

Here are some quick tips to help organize files:

1) For documents you'd like to keep, but don't have the space for, scanners can help with the retention of records. Store receipts and other documentation in a neat, organized and clear fashion and the shred the originals.

2) Stay ahead of your shredding. As you open your mail, toss all of the marketing hidden in bills and all the junk mail into a cardboard box. When the box is full, have it picked up and shredded by Shred Junk Mail. It is fast, easy and, best of all, the paper is recycled instead of ending up in a landfill.

3) At least once a year, go through files and shred everything that is no longer needed. A shredding service will save you from wasting a day burning up shredders. Shred Nations can help you find the best shredding solution in your area.

The National Association of Information Destruction (NAID) just wrapped up thier annual convention in Phoenix. So what is new in the world of shredding? The market for shredding continues to grow at a rate around 30%. Electronic media is outpacing paper in growth. Another source of tremendous growth is homes looking to replace thier personal shredder. Ship 'n' Shred is one of the innovative shredding solutions for homes that is enjoying a growth in this segment.

Today Shred Nations expanded their shredding service offerings in Houston Texas with the additition of Vital Records Storage. Vital offers off-site records storage and secure shredding service to the Houston area.

Today Shred Nations expanded its shredding and record strorage capabilities in Oregan with the additiona of CDI Vaults. CDI offers shredding and record storage services in Western Oregon, including Portland and Eugene.

Shred Nations is proud to announce that Bay Shred has joined their network of shredding contractors. Bay Shred offers mobile paper shredding for the San Francisco and Oakland areas.

Today MicroShred of California joined the growing list of shredding contractors provideing shredding services through Shred Nations. MicroShred offers both mobile shredding and plant based shredding services. Micro Shred is a member of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) and the American Mobile Shredders Association.

Today All Points Mobile Shredding joined the Shred Nations network. All Points offers mobile and plant based shredding services in Dallas and across Texas. They also offer electronics destruction and recycling services.

Today Execu-Shred of Connecticut became the newest member of the Shred Nations Network. Execu-Shred offers Fast, secure and efficient mobile shredding service to businesses and homes throughout Connecticut.

Tens of thousands of LA county documents containing confidential information about local residents were sent to a recycler who shipped them overseas without shredding them, leaving the residents vulnerable to identity theft and fraud, an aide to county Supervisor Don Knabe said Wednesday.

The documents from the Department of Public Social Services range from photocopies of pay stubs and utility bills to employee disciplinary and medical records, and include names, addresses, Social Security numbers, prescription information, credit histories and more, said Knabe aide David Sommers.

A spokeswoman for DPSS Director Bryce Yokomizo said she was not aware that intact documents were sent overseas, but acknowledged that confidential documents are sent intact to a local recycling company to be destroyed.

The department now plans to enact a shredding-only policy "effective almost immediately," possibly in-house, said spokeswoman Shirley Christensen.