Reasons why I should recycle and how it all works

Q. I have heard of The Data Protection Act but that is all about computers. Why do I need a confidential data destruction service?

A. Data includes business and personal records in paper form in the files. This could include all personal details including home addresses, bank accounts, credit ratings and all details to enable Personal Identity theft. Confidential business data could include accounts, legal documentation, and details of new products.

Q. How do you ensure the secure destruction of the data?

A. The vehicle comes to you, at your premises, where the material can be shredded in front of you. All our Operators are security screened to BS 7858, however they do not sort the paper, the documents are emptied directly into the shredding chamber.

Q. How do you charge for the service?

A. We charge either by;

• weight, all our On-Site vehicles are equipped with built in scales with printout facility giving you the actual amount shredded, without any extra times calculated in for collection of the material from around the site, or
• individual unit, such as sack, archive box, secure container or fixed price.

Q. I understand you will provide me with a free Certificate of Destruction for the material destroyed. When do I get this?

A. The Certificate of Destruction is also your Waste Transfer Note and is issued to you at the time of the shredding. This Waste Transfer Note is a legal document, and should be retained by you for at least 2 years. We also retain a copy.

Q. What happens to the shredded material?

A. We aim to recycle 100% of all paper shredded.

Q. What else do you recycle?

A. We view shredding and recycling of confidential paper as a small part of the chain of recycling of used office materials. We can arrange collection and recycling of most products, which have exhausted their first use, and are ready to be either reduced to their constituent parts for these to be recycled , or reformed into similar units. See Recycling web page.