As a recycling company, we feel we have an obligation to let you know whats going in the recycling world. Through our calendar, facebook and twitter we will let you know when a shredding event will be held as well as creative tips and ideas about recycling. Also if your into collecting bottles and cans, you can visit the CalRecycle website to find the closest recycling center. They offer a recycling service that will buy back empty California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers. Click the any of the links above to be transferred.

What materials go into the shredding containers?

All sensitive information should be placed in shredding containers. Sensitive information can be either private or proprietary.
Private information is non-public information that must be safeguarded to preserve and protect the security of employees, customers or business partners. Examples include:
•Human Resources and personnel information
•Customer lists and databases
•Customer records
•Customer price lists
•Payroll records


Proprietary information is non-public information whose disclosure could adversely affect your
companies competitive advantage in the marketplace. Examples include, but are not limited to:
•Financial information
•Profit and loss statements
•Marketing plans
•Budgets
•Strategic plans
•General pricing strategies
•Acquisition and divestment information
•Patent and research data
•Bid and proposal data, including win strategies
•Building security and disaster recovery plans
•Fire protection strategies
•Software functionality or technical specifications
•Training documentation

Both types of sensitive information – private and proprietary – should be placed in the shredding containers.
Employees are not required to remove staples, paper clips, rubber bands and/or small binders. All clean paper (any colour) and file folders (any colour) are suitable for shredding.

If in doubt whether items are considered sensitive and require shredding, place them in the shredding container. This way you make sure the information is safe, whether confidential or not.

What can go into the shredding containers?


Paper: All office paper, newspaper, white paper, folders, hanging files, book, magazines, phonebooks

Metals: Paperclips, staples, Small binder clips, hanging files, 3 ring binders, binder clips

What doesn’t go into the shredding containers?

Shredding containers are intended for paper only. Regular waste should be placed in a lined bin and then disposed of through your usual waste management process. Items that should not be put in the shredding containers include:

 

Paper: cardboard
Trash: food waste, general office waste, bottles, glass, cans, inks, dyes, paints

Metals: licence plates

Plastics: plastic bags and packing material, computer discs, CDs, DVDs, backup tapes, video tapes, transparencies, ID badges, driver’s licences, microfiche, microfilm, X-rays

Hazardous material: biochemical waste, sharps, toxic substances, flammables, explosives Hardware: computer, printer and photocopier parts
Other: CDs, USB devices, floppy disks, film or microfiche