Why Shred?

Safe document destruction isn’t just a good business idea, it’s the law. Businesses are held to very high standards of confidentiality by not only their clients, patients, and customers, but also by both federal and state laws. Failure to meet these standards can result in lawsuits, fines, even imprisonment. We can help ensure that these standards are met with our secure document destruction.

We recycle the documents we shred at Wildcat Shredding. Shredding with us does not only save you time and money, it helps save the environment. For every ton (2000 pounds or approximately 67 file boxes) of shredded paper recycled we can save 17 trees. 17 trees can absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide (as opposed to the 1500 pounds of carbon dioxide that would created by burning that ton of paper). Aside from the very important job of saving trees, for every ton of paper recycled, we can also save 4000 kilowatts of energy and 7000 gallons of water.

Directly recycling your documents is simply not enough. Every paper left in a recycling bin opens up a company to information leaks and thefts. These bins are magnets for thieves and a security risk no company needs to take. We will help your company reduce its carbon footprint just like directly recycling your papers would, while also reducing your security risks.

The average office worker handles more than 10,000 sheets of paper a year. Even if only 10 percent of those pieces of paper is a sensitive document, that’s 1,000 opportunities to mishandle information. If only 1 percent of those documents actually get stolen, misplaced, or used inappropriately, that is still 10 times a year that your company is open to litigation for every employee that you have. In other words, even a small company with limited sensitive documents with only 10 employees opens itself up to litigation a minimum of 100 times every year.”