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The True Costs of a Paper Shredder

Many people think they can save a few bucks and just buy a shredder. First you must put aside the increased security risk because your office staff is more likely to throw the documents into the trash than take the time to shred it. Just ask Office Depot or Visa Services or Dr. James Barringer if you can trust your employees to assign themselves extra work.

Also ignore the fact that a well run shredding program requires careful documentation for HIPAA and FACTA compliance. That can only be achieved if the shredding audited by a manager or third party.

Now that we are ignoring the security risks let’s get to the actual costs of buying a shredder and doing the work in-house. Continue Reading...