Decluttering for the new year? Or gearing up for tax season? Getting rid of excess documents can free up space (and help you avoid theft of your personal information). But if you have a LOT of excess ...

Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Thomas Polinard, who is 42, is general manager of Shredco, a company that destroys and recycles documents in San Antonio. I ...

You need to dispose of an old bill, but it has a lot of sensitive or personal information on it. Instead of risking identity theft by tossing it in the trash whole, it’s better to run it through a ...

With customer input, shredder manufacturers have created machines capable of shredding everything from asphalt shingles to mattresses. Shredders are a necessity in the reduction and recycling of ...

It is satisfying to hear the sound of a shredder at work. The low mechanical hum, the steady rhythm, and with that, the sense that you’re finally taking control of your clutter. In an era when most of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Your personal information is everywhere: bills, bank statements, blank checks. Even credit card offers and magazine subscriptions. If you don't take the disposal of this personal ...

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Security experts recommend setting a regular schedule for shredding your personal documents to keep them out of the hands of identity thieves. However, many of us wait until our "to be shredded" pile ...

Every day seems to bring reports of a new scam designed to pry personal information out of your fingers or your files, to be used to bilk you out of your money. There are lots of high-tech ways to ...

Representing the top 10 hardest stuff that we ever dropped into the Shredding machine. Products made from glass, steel and other tough things, bowling ball, billiard ball, etc. Hope you will enjoy ...

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