The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of it!

Before we answer those questions, we're going to go over a few brief facts.

1. Every single business in operation has information the needs to be destroyed.
2. Records that your business keeps in storage should be destroyed on a regular schedule (a schedule that can be backed up with a set of written policies and procedures).
3. Even those papers and records you consider to be "insignificant" and are thrown away on a daily basis should be protected and kept safe and secure.
4. Dumpster diving or garbage picking is a valuable source for corporate and identity information.

Now, while you chew on that information, we'll answer those first six questions that everyone asks (though slightly out of order).

Why?
The most important and driving reason behind paper destruction is information security and privacy. Hardly anyone needs to be reminded of the threat of identity theft. But many companies DO need to be reminded that the security of your employees' and clients' personal and confidential information is your responsibility. If you fail at meeting this responsibility, you'll be held legally and financially responsible for their loss.

Therefore, it's incredibly important for you to have all of your bases covered when it comes to paper destruction. That's why you need a company with solid procedures, a good reputation and plenty of experience to assist you.

What?
Paper destruction should be a systematic and regular process that you train employees of your company to follow. With conveniently located collection devices around your office, evry peice of paper that has any type of corporate, business, client or employee information on it should be deposited for destruction in the secure and locked collection units. Once collected by a 3rd party destruction vendor, the securely discarded paper should be handled in a way that leaves your information both unreadable and inaccessible by anyone! A very dependable method is to rely on industrial shredders to render your documents and papers into tiny fragments. And, with our company, once the information has been shredded, it's baled together with other fragments into 1500 pound bales and immediately sent to be recycled. Not only will this keep your paper destruction safe and secure, but it also helps to keep the environment healthy!

When?
The most responsible way to handle your paper destruction is to have regularly scheduled purges of your documents and files. To keep your company secure in the event of audits and legal inquiry, you should have a written procedure for destruction that is strictly adhered to! As soon as your papers and documents have reached the end of their life cycle (a date that varies for different types of files based on regulations), they should be shredded. Whether this means you need weekly, monthly, bi-annual or yearly destruction, you can depend on us to be there on time and with secure vehicles and background checked drivers!

Where?
Whether you plan to have your paper destruction handled off-site (which is the most economical solution - and still incredibly secure!) or on-site (perfect for when you need a company witness present for the destruction) Texas State Shredding is still your best solution.

Currently, we serve businesses just like yours in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Richardson and North Texas areas. With fast and reliable drivers (all of which have passed a rigorous background security check) and highly secure vehicles, we're readily available to handle your corporate destruction needs where ever or whenever you may need us.

How?
Regardless of whether you need us for a scheduled purge or for just an occasional job, we still handle your paper destruction with the same level of professionalism and service.
We'll arrive, pick-up the items ready for destruction (we even provide you with free bins and consoles for as long as we handle your destruction!) and immediately haul them to our facility to be destroyed. As we mentioned earlier, once your documents have been reduced to shreds, they are immediately baled into 1500 pound loads which are sent to be recycled back into paper supplies.

So not only are you getting fast and secure destruction, but your helping the environment and keeping the cost of paper down while you're at it!!

And now for the most important question…

Who?
When it comes to paper destruction, there's only one name you need to know: Texas State Shredding.

Because we are a woman owned and operated company, you can rest assured that detail orientation and satisfactory follow-up will always be our top priorities. We also know that fast and friendly service are as important to you as they are to us; so when you contact us with a question or concern, a real live person will be there to answer your call. As we work with you, we make it a point to really get to know you. Things that many other companies will overlook (like your name, your voice, and your preferred service) are some of our primary concerns.

But if you want to know what really sets us apart from the rest, it's a special commitment that we offer our customers called the Platinum Rule.

Not familiar with it?

Well, it's the next step up from the Golden Rule. Here at Texas State Shredding, treating you the way we think you should be treated isn't enough. We're going to treat you the way you WANT to be treated.

Anyone can offer simple paper destruction, but outstanding service, customer satisfaction, media destruction and a reliable, secure environment are much harder to find. To learn more about Texas State Shredding, and how we can help you keep your information safe and secure even at the end of its life cycle, click the following link... paper destruction.