You may be surprised to know that the average UK family throws away six trees worth of paper in their household bin each year!
Many of these documents could unknowingly be classed as confidential. And all of the documents could be easily recycled and reused if they were disposed of correctly.
Domestic paper shredding services could be a great way to help you dispose of your paperwork at home in a way that is cost-effective and isn’t damaging to the environment. Find out more below:
What Are Domestic Paper Shredding Services?
Domestic paper shredding services allow you to dispose of all of the confidential documents you have at home in a safe and secure way.
This can include all individuals and homeowners – as you’ll almost always produce confidential documents every month. You may also have produced additional confidential documents if you have recently moved home, or had a clear-out for example.
Domestic paper shredding services could also include people who are self-employed or who run businesses from home. And so aren’t able to dispose of their confidential documents in a workplace environment.
What Are Confidential Documents at Home?
Common confidential documents at home include pretty much anything that has any personal information on them. This might be your name, date of birth, address etc.
Some of the most common types are (not an exhaustive list):
- Invoices and financial documents
- Bank statements and letters
- Credit card and loan statements
- Mortgage documents
- Payslips
- Phone bills
- Utility bills
- Tax bills
- HR records
- Insurance documents
- Medical records
Why Should I Shred My Confidential Documents?
If you have confidential documents from running a business from home, then you’ll need to shred these in order to comply with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
All domestic confidential documents should be destroyed to ensure you can’t become a victim of fraud of have your personal information targeted in any other way. It’s much safer to shred your paper and other confidential documents than it is to cut them up or dispose of them in any other way.
Shredding your confidential documents also means that your waste paper can be recycled and reused! This is absolutely essential in helping to preserve our natural resources and to protect the environment.
What Happens to My Confidential Documents?
If you work with a professional waste management company that provide domestic paper shredding services, then they will shred your confidential documents so that they can then be recycled.
The process involves providing you with a bag or container to put your confidential documents in. Once you’ve sealed it, it won’t be re-opened. After this, you should contact the shredding company to arrange collection at the earliest possible date (make sure they provide you with a waste transfer note).
Your documents will then be collected and taken to a secure waste disposal site. The paper will then be shredded into small pieces within a maximum of 24hours in order to comply with data protection and data theft laws.
Where Can I Find Domestic Paper Shredding Services Near Me?
When choosing a company to dispose of your confidential documents, you should check that they’re licenced and that they have good reviews. Here at KCM, we are also ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accredited.
We can provide confidential waste disposal and paper shredding services to our commercial and domestic customers. And can schedule document collection regularly, or on an ad-hoc basis.
Based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, we generally operate our paper shredding services locally throughout the areas of Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Chesterfield, Worksop, and more.
If you’re based within Yorkshire and are looking for domestic paper shredding services, please get in touch!