"One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Treasure"     Do you think you do not have much confidential information that requires shredding or some other form of destruction? If the type of information you use to run your day-to-day business is painstakingly protected, then it should undoubtedly be properly handled when you decide it is time to throw it away! Examples of the types industries/companies that should be shredding:   Banks & Financial Institutions   Law Firms   Real Estate Agencies   Healthcare Industry (Hospitals, Doctor’s Offices, etc.)   Universities & School Systems Corporate Headquarters   Automotive Dealers   Insurance Companies   Government Offices   Rental Car Agencies   Accounting Firms Securities Firms   Architectural & Engineering Firms   Employment Agencies   Payroll Agencies   Record Storage Companies   ANYONE Who Collects Personal Data Examples of the types of secure documents to shred:   Personal Information Files and Records Client Data Addresses   ATM receipts   Bank account information   Bank statement   Brokerage account information   Cancelled & voided checks   Credit & debit card numbers   Credit reports and histories   Drivers’ license numbers   Employee pay stubs   Employment records   Insurance policy data Investment documents   Medical and dental records   Passport number   Resumes   Social Security number   Telephone number   Tax forms   Travel itineraries   Used airline tickets   Account records   Audits   Bank statements   Competitive information   Computer records   Contracts   Correspondence   Diligence files   Fax machine ribbons   Financial records   Insurance records   Intellectual property records   Internal memos   Invoices   Legal documents   Market research   Marketing material   Obsolete contracts   Official notices   Payroll records   Personnel files   Phone records   Planning documents   Price lists   Purchase receipts   Sales forecasts   Tax records   Training information   X-rays   Business plans   Cancelled checks   Computer reports   Credit card numbers   Executive correspondence   New product information   Obsolete collateral   Photographs   Presentations   Price/inventory lists   Proposals and quotes   Proprietary documents   Receipts/invoices   R&D files/data   Non-Document Destruction CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/DVDs   Computer Backups   Microfiche   X-Rays   Videotapes   Cassette Tapes   Casino Chips   Product Samples   Prototypes