There were serveral mistakes made that led to the problem. The first is that the tax service should have made a second call. There are several Memphis Shredding Services. If one was booked then it is time to call the next. Any good business person is going to want at least three quotes to make sure you are getting the right service and the right price.

The second mistake was by the land lord. It must have been obvious that a tax service would have sensitive information. They could have a hired the shredding service and taken the fees out of the deposit. I don’t think he should be absolved of any wrongdoing.  When they took control of the office then they took control of the files.

After being caught the pharmacy said it wasn’t their fault because a lock had been cut off the dumpster. But there story seems to ring a little hollow. The dumpster was from a waste company so it would have ended up in a landfill and not shredded. Also, the waste company said there locks were never intended to keep anything secure — just keep people from adding in their trash.

For all the other pharmacies that don’t have a million dollars to spend on HIPAA fines here are some good Denver Shredding Companies.

The best part of the story is the quote by Chuck Taylor, section chief of the Attorney General’s Identity Theft Unit. He says the problem could be avoided with a “$25 shredder“. It is obvious that Mr. Taylor has never used a $25 shredder. A shredder that size would handle a couple sheets at a time and would overheat if used for an extended period of time. In the end you would have to hire someone to sit and shred for weeks. I am guessing the Attorney General supports paying at least minimum wage and the associated taxes. The total for the job could run into thousands of dollars. This is the classic “penny wise, pound foolish.”

If you are looking to save money on Indianapolis Shredding there are several great options. Unless you pay triple the invoice then you will save money. And the added benefit is all the shreds are recycled by the service.

After a decade of trying to find out who wants to change the dictionary we are stumped. The spelling seems to cross gener, age, location, and education. So to all the people out there who need shreading we are here to help. And the best part is no matter how you spell it the evidence will be destroyed along with everything else after it goes through our shreader.

One of the things that was most fun to shred were foosball tables. It started with a call from a sporting goods company. They had a very friendly return policy and got a bad batch of tables one Christmas.

Customers returned the bad tables for a refund or replacement. A local trash hauler said he could handle the proper disposal. The problem was he simply took them to the flea market and re-sold them. When they didn’t work they were returned to the sporting goods store.

After doing an audit on what was being returned they discovered that the tables were being refunded multiple times. Trying to save money on the destruction ended up being very expensive. That is when we got the call.

We picked up several semi loads of the foosball tables. We took out the metal piping and ran them all through the shredder. The most intereting thing is that when the particle board hit the shredder it turned to dust. It was a good thing we had a dust collection system.

There are mayny reasons why organizations shred products. They can be defective and if they got out would pose a liability threat. A ski manufacturer in Denver had some defective skis. They threw them out in the dumpster only to have them taken. The theif got hurt on the skis and then filed a lawsuit for a defective product.

Another large shredder is the Department of Customs. Counterfit products come in by the container full and must be destroyed. This happens most often by ports but can be found anywhere in the country.

When you need to shred anything we can help. It might be shirts that were printed incorrectly or just ones you don’t want to end up on the black market.

Every business needs a plan to wipe the data everywhere it is stored. This includes copy machines, smartphones, thumb drives and security systems. IT departments should inventory every device that stores data. When they are retired they should be returned for data cleaning. It can be running software, destroying memory cards, or shredding hard drives. Once this is done they can be recycled or returned to the lessor.

Now that the data is secured it is time to come up with a contigency plan. No plan is perfect and it is only a matter of time before there is a data breach. Set up a system that audits all devices to detect any breaches. Have a process that notifies all the entities the law requires. And perhaps most importantly, make sure there is one person who is in charge of all data breaches. They should have the authority to fix problems quickly.

The company is currently installing their shredder and baler. They hope to be operational by the first of February. They plan on using flex fuel vehicles to be a greener company.

It is nice to see new companies entering the market. With all the consolidation in the market the natural response is new local services starting up. An efficient market will always spawn new companies.

This alone generates a  great deal of shredding for even a small office. But once you have a truck coming out then it makes sense to get it all done. Check in with the person responsible for human resources and marketing to make sure they are not holding on to outdated files.

The last place to check is with individual employees. They are likely to have files that they have been holding on to from past projects. If it contains sensitive information it should be held in a secure part of the office. If it simply is no longer needed then it makes sense to shred it.

The other thing to consider at tax time is basic security of your mail. Make a list of every tax document you are expecting. Cross them off as they come in and set in a secure place. If one is missing you will know early and it may also be a sign of trouble. Call the organization to see if it was mailed or not. If it was mailed then keep an eye out for fraud. For more tips on identity fraud get the monthly ID Theft Alert emailed to you.

Lets contemplate a small office. They aren’t going to generate a tremendous amount of shredding. If they have the basic account reports they print out and then customer lists or other correspondence that contain private information. This can be to protect the trade secrets of the business or to protect their  customers’ information.  Shredding is required by FACTA for almost every business. The exception is one that deals exclusively in cash.

So our hypothetical office has one box worth of paper to shred. At 12 sheets at a time it would take hundreds of passes through the machine.  A low paying office worker is going to make at least $10 per hour. So you have a couple of hours in wages to go through the box. The company should budget $20 into their shredding budget or $240 every year.

Now lets compare that to a shredding service. The business wants to see it shredded so we will look at mobile shredding. The larger the volume the better the pricing. But this is a small office so lets say they only have 10 boxes to shred.  This is going to be on the low side and more expensive per box. But even so you can expect to pay less than half of what the shredder costs.

In the end the “Best Buy” shredder cost more than a shredding service. The shredder will require capital spending. It needs maintenance and replacement. Shredders require assigning the work to an employee and supervising the work which can hardly be considered efficient. This shredder may be good when compared to other shredders but it doesn’t measure up when compared to all the options to finish the job.

The problem is they didn’t follow their own advice. A News 12 reporter recently discovered personal files in a trash can at a Bronx station. It is unclear who is responsible for the slip up.  However, based on the cavailer response by the police department it is probably a problem waiting to happen again.

For those of you in New York City we have a better solution than just hoping no one is looking in your trash. A secure New York shredding service will pick up your documents, shred them, and provide the recycling. One call and we can get you competitive rates with the best providers in the city.