FACTA requires that all businesses, regardless of size or industry, protect and dispose of sensitive and personal data they collect about their customers.

Learn more about how FACTA relates to the shredding industry, and how to ensure your company is complying with FACTA regulations related to disposing of documents and personal data.

Personal Documents Not Shredded in Kansas

by | September 12, 2013 | FACTA
Washington Inventory Service in Merriam, Kansas,  left a box of employee records in a recycling dumpster behind their building. The records included the personal information of current and past employees. It was discovered by someone and reported to KSHB Action News. These calls must feel like Christmas to reporters...

Proshred Expands into San Francisco

by | July 5, 2013 | FACTA
Proshred has announced a new franchisee in San Francisco. This is the 25th location for Proshred in the United States. The San Francisco location will be operated by Redishred whom operates several Proshred franchises already. This location will service the San Francisco and San Jose metropolitan areas. With the...

Shredding Needed in Raytown

by | June 20, 2013 | FACTA
Residents of Eldorado Apartments learned on Tuesday that their applications for residency had been left in a dumpster behind the complex. An apartment complex is really just an application for credit. It contains all the financial data to do a credit check by the management company. This is the...

What FACTA Says

by | December 21, 2012 | FACTA
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 is one of the biggest laws that require businesses to ensure the proper destruction of personal information. It covers all information that is used as part of a credit report. Many people talk about the law but it seems as...

FERPA and Shredding

by | September 21, 2012 | FACTA
If you work at a college or university then you are familiar with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This is a law that protects the privacy of student records. It applies to any educational institution that receives funds from the Department of Education. The law is for parents...

Mobile Shredding in Connecticut

by | July 31, 2012 | FACTA, Mobile Shredding
William B Meyer has announced that they have purchased a shredding truck and are now offering mobile shredding to their customers. This is in addition to the off site shredding that the company has offered in the past. So what are the advantages of  mobile shredding over plant shredding?...