01/30/2007: Where can I recycle shredded paper?
Chuck Erickson of Racine called in this question. With concerns over identity theft at an all-time high, he�s been shredding papers as of the late. The other day, he took the shreds of paper out to the curb in a clear bag in hopes that the city would pick it up with the recycling. They didn�t. �It�s paper. It�s finely shredded. Why should that go in the landfill?� Chuck asked when we called him. It�s a good question and we don�t have much more of an explanation than, well, it�s not included in the city�s recycling program. Items they will take include: glass, plastic, aluminum, steel containers, cardboard, chipboard, magazines and empty aerosol cans. As for shredded paper, we called around and found one drop-off site in the area. Veolia Environmental Services, 5421 46th St. in Kenosha, sets out a drop-off bin at 7:10 a.m.
Colorado Bank Acquires Self-Service Shredding Kiosks
Colorado Springs (PRWeb) Feb. 5, 2007 - New Frontier Bank, based in Greeley, Colo., has become the first bank in the nation to acquire and install self-service shredding kiosks for customer and public use.
New Frontier Bank has installed The Self-Service Shredder, the first self-service shredding kiosk designed specifically for business and consumer use, at its locations in Greeley, Longmont, and Windsor, Colo. The kiosks, developed by Colorado Springs-based RealTime Shredding, Inc., cross-cut shred paper, cardboard, credit cards, paper clips, staples, CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. The industrial-strength shredder, featuring multiple control points for maximum safety, can shred up to 200 sheets of paper a minute.
Customers and the general public can use RealTime Shredding's kiosks at no charge.
How to safeguard your identity
Businesses that believe their trusty paper shredder keeps them safe from identity fraudsters are seriously underestimating the scale of the crime, a BBC documentary revealed this week. Broadcast on Wednesday, BBC1's 'They Stole My Life' lifted the lid on how easy it is for crooks to copy the lives of any person or company which fails to take pro-active preventative measures. The programme interviewed Peter Wood, head of R&D at First Base Technologies, a company with almost two decades of experience in security solutions, to find out his top tips for combating ID theft - now dubbed 'Britain's fastest growing crime.' For any business with a Web-based presence, he said it's vital not to put trust in technologies, as "security products are only as good as the people who install and maintain them." Freelancers, mid-sized firms and large corporates alike were advised to treat security "not as an IT issue - but as a business issue." Regardless of a company's size, Mr Wood's advice was that "security should be treated as a core business process," and not as an afterthought or an IT problem.
How to safeguard your identity
Businesses that believe their trusty paper shredder keeps them safe from identity fraudsters are seriously underestimating the scale of the crime, a BBC documentary revealed this week. Broadcast on Wednesday, BBC1's 'They Stole My Life' lifted the lid on how easy it is for crooks to copy the lives of any person or company which fails to take pro-active preventative measures. The programme interviewed Peter Wood, head of R&D at First Base Technologies, a company with almost two decades of experience in security solutions, to find out his top tips for combating ID theft - now dubbed 'Britain's fastest growing crime.' For any business with a Web-based presence, he said it's vital not to put trust in technologies, as "security products are only as good as the people who install and maintain them." Freelancers, mid-sized firms and large corporates alike were advised to treat security "not as an IT issue - but as a business issue." Regardless of a company's size, Mr Wood's advice was that "security should be treated as a core business process," and not as an afterthought or an IT problem.
About Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc.
Company�s prime objective is to become a leader in the Global waste management and tire recycling industry. MDOR is in the process of acquiring Terra Elastomer Technologies S.L., a company based in Dusseldorf, Germany (�Terra�). Terra, through its subsidiaries, is a manufacturer of granulator and state-of-the-art shredding equipment for use in the recycling industry and also designs and builds recycling and electronic scrap plants under commission from non-affiliated third parties. Mr. Curtis will lead the Company�s efforts to seek out potential acquisition candidates and manage the negotiations and acquisitions process necessary to complete acquisitions for the Company. The new independent board of directors consisting of Honorable W. Howard Chan, Governor Claude Roy Kirk, Jr., and Mr. Joe Glusic will also assist in this matter.
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Businesses destroy documents, worry
Alan Ball has been in the paper shredding business for a dozen years, but he's never seen anything like this before.
"This little old lady comes to the door and says, 'Can you shred this box of papers?' " said Ball, owner of A1 Document Security, which works mostly for corporations and offices. "I couldn't say no. Now we get two or three a day. And we're not the easiest place to find."
Ball's typical clients are banks, medical offices, government agencies, companies with lots of paper containing private information that can't fall into the wrong hands. But he's discovering there are lots of other people, including average consumers, who have more printed matter than a store-bought shredder can handle.
"I never thought about it," Ball said. "Nobody's ever thought about it.
Businesses destroy documents, worry
Alan Ball has been in the paper shredding business for a dozen years, but he's never seen anything like this before.
"This little old lady comes to the door and says, 'Can you shred this box of papers?' " said Ball, owner of A1 Document Security, which works mostly for corporations and offices. "I couldn't say no. Now we get two or three a day. And we're not the easiest place to find."
Ball's typical clients are banks, medical offices, government agencies, companies with lots of paper containing private information that can't fall into the wrong hands. But he's discovering there are lots of other people, including average consumers, who have more printed matter than a store-bought shredder can handle.
"I never thought about it," Ball said. "Nobody's ever thought about it.
Shredding a sensitive matter
A recent finding of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) reminds businesses that their obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) extends to how customer information is disposed after it's no longer needed.
A bank customer received a letter from someone informing him the enclosed documents containing sensitive personal information, including social insurance number and bank account information, had been found in an unattended recycling bin in an underground parking garage.
Under Principle 4.7 of PIPEDA, an organization is required to protect personal information from unauthorized access by ensuring adequate security safeguards. The bank was found to have violated this Principle.
What happened could happen at any organization regardless of the circumstances, giving rise to the disposal of sensitive records.
Colorado Bank Acquires Self-Service Shredding Kiosks
Colorado Springs (PRWeb) Feb. 5, 2007 - New Frontier Bank, based in Greeley, Colo., has become the first bank in the nation to acquire and install self-service shredding kiosks for customer and public use.
New Frontier Bank has installed The Self-Service Shredder, the first self-service shredding kiosk designed specifically for business and consumer use, at its locations in Greeley, Longmont, and Windsor, Colo. The kiosks, developed by Colorado Springs-based RealTime Shredding, Inc., cross-cut shred paper, cardboard, credit cards, paper clips, staples, CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. The industrial-strength shredder, featuring multiple control points for maximum safety, can shred up to 200 sheets of paper a minute.
Customers and the general public can use RealTime Shredding's kiosks at no charge.
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