If you take a gander at the various blogs and articles out there about shredding you’ll know that a lot is said about shredding paper and destroying hard drives. It’s all in the cause of promoting information safety of course, and it is good advice to follow. Sometimes though the focus on paper and hard drives is too narrow, and we forget to look at a few other places that do require attention. After all, paper and hard drives are not the only mediums of storing information, though some of them have gone extinct.

A pile of hard drives being recycle

Older Media

It wasn’t so long ago that a lot of information was being stored on other kinds of devices. While these days it seems as if it is all mostly being done through digital means, be it on data clouds or computer hard drives, older forms of media are still floating around out there. You need to keep these in mind, and consider doing something about them so you aren’t leaving some information vulnerable to theft.

Firstly, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, etc are still all too common these days, and many of us still have a stack of disks sitting around somewhere. Do you remember everything that they contain? Probably not, even if they are only old photos, are you sure you want to take a chance that something extremely sensitive isn’t on them? Going back a bit further, does everyone remember magnetic tapes? Those old cassette tapes and VHS tapes may be mostly long gone, but they still float around, and don’t forget that credit cards still have them.

Let’s turn the clock back further: floppy disks. The great grandparent to disks, usbs, and other modern storage devices. As unlikely as it seems, there are still those who have these old friends collecting dust somewhere with absolutely no idea what’s on them. Though they may be old and forgotten, their data is still accessible. In the age of smartphones it is easy to forget about the older style cell phones we use to tote around. Though limited in capabilities when compared with today’s standards, they did have data storage capabilities.

What Can Be Done?

So how do you handle these? The procedure is the same as if you were dealing with a modern hard drive. Complete physical destruction of the devices will ensure the data is destroyed and beyond recovery. All material will then be sent for recycling into new products in support of sustainability efforts.

Simply reach out to the shredder of your choice, and get on top of your media destruction.

There you sit, surrounded by endless towers of papers, cluttered desks, and boxes overflowing with papers. You know that you should handle these; In fact, you’re required to by law, but shredding is hard, isn’t it? You have to organize your materials, filter out unwanted materials like staples and paper clips, then haul it all out to some facility way out on the edge of town and hope that they take care of the papers properly. Although, come to think of it, that’s not exactly true now is it?

pile of documents

In today’s age, there is no shortage of paper shredding service providers, offering a whole host of services to cover all the possible shred needs. This means there’s no shortage of companies you can get service from. This makes things a little easier for you, but what are the other issues holding you back still? Maybe, even though there are plenty of companies that shred, you have concerns about dragging all your stuff down to the shred facility.

This is another unnecessary concern, a fake hardship as it were. Any shredder worth their salt will have a fleet of shredding trucks at their disposal. These trucks are equipped with an industrial grade shredder that can chew through any material you throw into it. Staples, paper clips, folders, etc, all get munched up easily, meaning you have no need to sort through your papers to remove these items.

These trucks are dispatched to your location, and a uniformed staff member collects your materials. You don’t even have to do anything, just sit back and watch everything happen. From there, the shredding can be witnessed from a monitor on the truck. Between not having to expend any effort on your part, and being able to watch the whole process, you have peace of mind.

Shredding has never been easier in this day and age, thanks in many ways to the advent of the shred truck. The amount of effort you personally have to go through has been reduced. Though if you are being careless in how you manage your documents from the get go you may end up with a bit more hassle on your end. The best thing you can do is to have a good document management system set up ahead of time, or at least develop one before things get out of hand.

Reaching out is all it takes to get onboard with shred service, there’s no reason to delay any longer. Help, and information security, is just one phone call, or an email, away from helping you.

The City of Boston is hosting a FREE Paper Shredding for the residents of BOSTON, MA on Saturday, August 1, 2020, 9am-2pm. An ID with a Boston address is required.

A1 Datashred will shred up to 10 copy paper size boxes or containers of your personal documents. Bring your old medical bills, bank statements, credit card offers and credit card convenience checks, bank/credit card statements, ATM receipts, old utility bills and/or old tax records. Shred your personal information to protect your identity.

For more information, please visit the City of Boston website to see the Covid-19 procedures.

Protect your identity by shredding your personal information. A1 DATASHRED will shred your documents.


Location:

West Roxbury John W McCormack Middle School
315 Mt. Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA 02125

Time: Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9 AM – 2 PM

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The City of Boston is hosting a FREE Paper Shredding for the residents of WEST ROXBURY, MA on Saturday, July 25, 2020, 9am-2pm. An ID with a Boston address is required.

A1 Datashred will shred up to 10 copy paper size boxes or containers of your personal documents. Bring your old medical bills, bank/credit card statements, ATM receipts, old utility bills and/or old tax records. Shred your personal information to protect your identity.

For more information, please visit the City of Boston website to see the Covid-19 procedures.

Protect your identity by shredding your personal information. A1 DATASHRED will shred your documents.


Location:

West Roxbury Public Works Yard
315 Gardner St,
West Roxbury, MA 02132-4931

Time: Saturday, July 25th, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

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Documents will be destroyed on the spot in a mobile shredding truck. Bring your old medical bills, old tax returns, and or bank statements to be shredded in a secure manner. Protect your identity by shredding your personal information. A1 Datashred will destroy paper information. Stay in your car and members of the Westford Rotary Club will unload the boxes for shredding and disposal.

Protect your identity by shredding your personal information. A1 DATASHRED will shred your documents.


Location:

At the Westford Market Place, near Middlesex Savings Bank area
Westford Valley Marketplace
160 Littleton Road (Route 110)
Westford, MA

Time: Saturday, July 18th, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Cost: Donation to the Westford Rotary Club suggested donation $10/box. Cash or check (payable to the Westford Rotary Club)

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