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In my life and work, I follow routines. I use an online calendar to schedule appointments, events, and reminders for things that need regular attention. For instance, I water our plants daily or they wilt from the heat within two days. Every three months, I write and send a quarterly update to all my business…

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) stored on any type of media, whether paper or electronic, is protected by law and requires any person or organization that generates that information to protect it during its lifecycle and destroy it at the end of that lifecycle. Laws that govern the control of private…

Bill’s Story Our CEO just walked in the door with what he calls, “the bargain of century.” He said Frank’s Office Shed had a massive sale on old stock and he bought six buy-one-get-one-free paper shredders so that we could not only save money, but shred documents immediately upon discarding them. Our medical office staff…

Partners in Combating Identity Crime Jay: (looking at a magazine) Paige. Listen to this. According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2020, identity fraud incidents increased about 45%. According to a study the following year, the trend continued with Americans losing a total of $56 billion dollars to identity fraud! This is completely crazy and…

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to check your knowledge about the environment and shredding? Below is a list of eight quiz questions. You decide which of these questions are true and which are false, and just so we don’t keep you in suspense, you can check your answers in the section that…

Least-Desirable Months If you’re not a fan of the months of January and February and are grateful to see them in the past, you might have enjoyed being a Roman prior to 150 BC, when neither month existed on the calendar and March was the official first month of the year. According to YouGovAmerica, January…

Whether you love living in and building your business in East Tennessee because of the low taxes, the Great Smoky Mountains, or the highly-regarded schools and universities, or The Tennessee VOLS, you probably also enjoy doing business with people in your local community. Have you considered using a locally-owned, East Tennessee paper shredding partner to…

Those lucky enough to have the option available to them have suddenly found themselves working from home. For many, this may be a completely new experience, and adapting from office life could be difficult. In order to maintain a successful work from home routine, we have some tips for your consideration. Tips for Working From…

With many businesses turning to remote working conditions so daily work can continue, employees are faced with some important responsibilities. One of these is the fact that they are now going to be producing secure business records right at home, instead of the workplace. This does have the side effect of transferring more of the…

Small businesses and homeowners may not need to arrange a scheduled service to achieve their shredding needs, simply because they are not producing records regularly enough to justify it. So what to do then? You will still need to be on top of your records, and that includes shredding them. Fortunately, there is a specific…