Top Benefits of Drop-off Shredding Services

At Legal Shred, we offer drop-off shredding services for those that need just occasional paper shredding. Ever consider dropping your sensitive documents to a local shredder to the job for you? Credit card offers and junk mail can quickly accumulate and overwhelm the average home shredder. Ever consider dropping your sensitive documents to a local…

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Does Your Company’s Security Policy Include Paper?

Companies are trusted with the personal and sensitive information of customers and employees, making an effective security policy a high priority. Does your business have a solid security policy? A security policy is a document that states in writing how a company plans to protect the company’s physical and digital assets. Similar to how a…

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Reasons to Ditch the Office Shredder This Year

Reasons to Ditch the Office Shredder This Year

If you want optimal identity protection, here are a few reasons why you should ditch the office shredder this year. Purchasing an in-house office shredder may seem like a wise investment, but the reality is that office shredders aren’t as efficient as industrial paper shredders, nor can they guarantee your security. If you want optimal…

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Why a Shred-All Policy Can Boost Your Privacy

One of the best ways to boost your privacy is have a shred-all policy. Here’s how to establish one. Perhaps the most important asset of your business is your data, whether it’s client information, proprietary product information, marketing plans, and even employee information. If this information falls into the wrong hands, you risk identity theft,…

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The Benefits of Electronics Recycling

Electronics Recycing

What does one do with the old electronics, and what exactly happens to them once you send them off to be recycled? You’ve just upgraded or received the newest gadget for the holidays, or perhaps your office has replaced a few outdated computers. Technology moves fast, and with prices dropping on many electronics, getting new…

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New Year’s Resolutions for a Cleaner Office

Routine Paper Shredding

The end of the year might have you feeling a bit overwhelmed with the paper clutter, but routine paper shredding services can help keep your space clean and organized. With the new year upon us, many of us are writing up our list of resolutions. Whether it’s getting healthier or organizing your space, change starts…

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Pill Bottle Shredding and Prescriptions: Protection for Patients

Pill Bottle Shredding

If you are in need of prescription or pill bottle shredding, Legal Shred can help.   Just like medical offices, pharmacies carry a lot of sensitive information in their computers. Every patient that fills a prescription at a pharmacy will have their name, date of birth, address, insurance information, and of course a list of medications that…

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Avoid Healthcare Data Breaches: Shred Sensitive Documents

Non-digital identity theft

Paper shredding in the healthcare sector is one of the most cost-effective and trusted ways to avoid healthcare data breaches. Medical records are huge data resources that would be an identity thief’s dream come true, which is why Legal Shred helps healthcare facilities safely destroy patient information when it’s time to discard old medical files.…

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Guidelines for Medical Record Shredding

Have you ever walked into a healthcare facility and noticed the voluminous number of medical records lining the walls? How do facilities manage when these stacks of paper are no longer in use or the time has come to purge certain files? Is there a proper method for destroying them, and how can facilities safeguard…

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