On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:36:17 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:20:23 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:22:41 -0400, Nancy Young >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On 4/30/2018 9:17 AM, graham wrote:
>>>> On 2018-04-30 7:13 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I've had a shredder here for 20 years or so. I can understand
>>>>> shredding personal documents with names and account numbers but I
>>>>> don't understand why people feel the need to shred *everything*.
>>>>> Most paperwork can just be tossed out with no worries if someone
>>>>> else digs it out and reads.
>>>>>
>>>> I have reams and reams of confidential data that has to be destroyed.
>>>> Otherwise, I only shred the stuff that could be used to steal ones
>>>> identity.
>>>
>>>We have county shredding events, they have a truck parked (wherever)
>>>and people line up in their cars to drop off bulk shredding. Not
>>>that you were complaining but maybe you could get it done all at
>>>once somewhere.
>>>
>>>nancy
>>we do too. You can leave 4 boxes of stuff to be shredded.Jam as much
>>into each box as you can and tape the lids down. The big commercial
>>shredder is right there shredding stuff as people drop stuff off.
>>Businesses have a legal duty to protect anything of a personal nature
>>for their customers.
>>Janet US
>
>We shred daily as needed, never accumulates.
>We bought this about two years ago, fantastic:
>https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...micro+shredder
>A micro-cut-shredder is far more secure than the typical shredder.

businesses need to retain pertinent records for a number of years for
tax papers. For our personal stuff we also shred daily.
we have a similar shredder
Janet US