What to Shred

Don't Just Discard ... Shred

Incidental records (Those records not having a formal retention / disposal schedule) can comprise up to 60 percent of the waste generated in an office environment. The "Smoking Gun" may be a handwritten note to a colleague, a drawing on a napkin or a discarded Post-It Note.

If you don't want it printed in a newspaper, shown on TV, read by a competitor or presented at a trial---SHRED IT.

Do not discard any of these critical business documents -- SHRED THEM!

Addresses / Phone Numbers Accident Reports Attorney Correspondence Audits / Surveys A/R / A/P Reports Bank Statements / Checks Birth / Death Records Blueprints Budget Data Business Plans Cancelled Checks Charts / Graphs Commission Reportsv Committee Reports Company Correspondence Competitor Information Computer Generated Reports Contracts / Legal Documents Credit Reports / Applications Credit / Debit Card Statements Customer / Client Lists Customer Service Records Driver Logs Employee Evaluations Employee Records / Information Employment Applications / Resumes Engineering / R&D Reports Executive Correspondence Expense Reports Financial Statements / Records Identification Cards Insurance Information Inter/Intra Office Memos Inventory Lists Investment Statements Invoices / Receipts Labor Negotiation Notes Loan Documents Magnetic Media (CD's, DVD's, Disks, Hard Drives) Marketing Research / Plans Medical Records / Charts

Meeting Minutes Microfilm / Fiche Misprinted Advertising / Reports Mortgage / Loan Documents Obsolete Brochures / Stationery Obsolete Audio / Visual Media Obsolete Forms / Sales Material Organization Charts Outdated Business Records Passport Information Passwords / PIN #'s Patent Applications Payroll Records Personal Information Pictures, Negatives, X-rays Police Reports Policy / Procedure Manuals Political Party Information Pre-Approved Credit Applications Prescriptions Presentations Price Lists / Quotes Production Reports / Charts Profit & Loss Statements Product Design Information Purchase / Sales Orders Sales Lists / Call Reports Sales Proposals Shipping Documents Social Security information Student Reports / Records Subscription Information Tax Records Teacher / Administrator Records Telephone Numbers Time Sheets / Cards Transcripts Utility Bills Voter Information Workers' Comp Files E-mails

ALL forms of information discarded from some offices (Executive, HR, Sales, etc.) should be shredded / destroyed. It is now ILLEGAL to dispose of much of the above information without reasonable measures to destroy.