Breaking the Guinness World Record for "Most Paper Collected in One Day"
Turner Field saw more action than an Atlanta Braves game on September 7, 2013 when it became the location for the “Great Shredder Event” which broke the Guinness World Record for “Most Paper Collected...
View ArticleYour Trash is an Identity Thief’s Treasure
According to a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1988, once your trash hits the curb it’s free game. The ruling stated that it was common knowledge that plastic bags were left on the street with...
View ArticleKeep Your Office Energized - Win a FREE Stumptown Coffee Gift Pack from...
Working 9-5 can tax your energy levels. You have 84 unread messages in your inbox and you’re stuck in conference calls all day. We can’t pull the fire alarm, but we are certainly happy to send a little...
View Article5 Shredded Paper Crafts To Do With Your Kids This Summer
School’s out for the summer and the kids have 3 months of nothing but free time. That means summer camps, park visits and of course - crafts! Creating something handmade is great but being able to...
View ArticleDon't Toss What You Shred, Reuse Instead!
No matter how many times we unsubscribe from mailing lists and sign up for paperless billing, it seems the bills and junk mail keep coming. Furthermore, they always seem to be followed by unwanted...
View ArticleBurst Into Fall – Win a FREE Cuisinart Popcorn Popper & Gourmet Amish Country...
Fall is around the corner and that means corn mazes, candy corn and popcorn! We know you’re longing for pumpkin lattes and sweaters, so we’re getting in the fall mood and want to make work a little...
View ArticleWarm up this Winter – Win a FREE Mr. Coffee Espresso Machine & St. Johns...
Winter is official here on December 21, and with it comes long nights and cold, wet days. We know a hot coffee is just what you need to get through the wintery workdays, which is why we’re sending one...
View ArticleIt’s tax time. Here’s what you need to know.
Tax season officially kicked off on January 20, which means you can now start filing for your 2014 tax return. But some of you may also be wondering what you should do with that drawer full of OLD tax...
View ArticleSpring into Spring Cleaning.
You’ve heard it time and time again – “spring cleaning”. But what does it really mean for your business? Let’s take a look at the types of spring-cleaning your business should take on and how it can...
View ArticleUse Shredded Paper as Mulch in this Year’s Garden!
Did you know that using black and white newspapers as mulch can be a cost-effective option? As newspaper decomposes in your garden it becomes organic matter, making an environmentally friendly way to...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Identity Theft
Your taxes may be done but don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. Make sure to protect yourself from tax identity fraud now and in the future. You may think that tax identity theft couldn’t happen...
View ArticleHow to Protect your Business’ Security with a Retention Policy
“A survey from the executives of 300 companies ranked the security of company records as one of the top five critical issues facing business.”NAID, the National Association for information Destruction...
View ArticleWhat Your Employees Can Do To Protect Your Business
“Without proper safeguards, information ends up in a dumpster and available to anybody.” As you may have read on our last blog, a study found top executives from 300 companies ranked company security...
View ArticleWhy You Should Destroy Your Hard Drives
At an office, often times what we save on our computer is also printed out and filed away. We tend to focus on shredding our paperwork from time to time and simply “erase” our files from our computers....
View ArticleSummer DIY - Paper Reuse
Looking for a summer craft project to do with the kids or even use at your next office party? If you have newspaper, magazines or colored paper lying around, put them to great use by repurposing them...
View ArticleThe Importance of Security at a Business
Recently an attack lawsuit was filed against Sony Pictures from a group of its former employees. Personal information was leaked from 3,000 employees including social security numbers due to a serious...
View ArticleGo Green for Halloween
Pumpkin day is approaching and it’s time to make a decision: what are you dressing up as this year for Halloween? Do you want to look scary? Funny? Original? You might be surprised you can be all of...
View Article3 Simple Rules Your Employees Must Follow to Boost Security
There is often confusion on what information you can share out loud, via emails, via social media or in documents at the workplace. Saying a simple “Congrats on the pregnancy” on someone’s Facebook...
View Article3 Winter Holiday Crafts to Make Using Shredded Paper
At EnviroShred NW, we are inspired by so many paper crafts we see that support re-use and paper recycling. That said, what better time to share our 3 favorite creative re-uses of shredded paper just in...
View Article2 Business New Year’s Resolutions to be Green in 2016
Looking for realistic New Year’s resolutions you can easily achieve and positively impact your business with? Well, let’s dive in to 2 sustainable ways!1. Recycle the Right WayDid you know lids on...
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