2008orbust

Hi

apart from shredding - any tips on getting rid of old paperwork ?

thinking of burning it really but guess need a steel bin
and just bin the ashes in a plastic bag

any other people faced this problem ?

i'm guessing everyone really

thanks

singingringingtree

Burnt some of ours in the chiminea during a BBQ - wouldn't recommend it, smoke was incredible. So we used a steel bin.

Tangram

Richard Nixon.

Aviator

Is it a problem? Why not just shred it like most people seem to do?

BristolUK

I bought a shredder for under $10 in Staples.

Bill_S

What problem? Shredders are cheap and widely available.

2008orbust

nothing wrong with shredders , just that i have a lot to shred . . .

umpteen bags of cross cut paper gone in the bin - few more to go

Bill_S

If it's a huge amount of stuff, check whether or not there's a mobile shredder/document destruction operation in your area. Big truck pulls up, in the back is a diesel-powered monster shredder. Toss the whole lot in at once.

2008orbust

Bill_S

good tip - i'll look into that

thanks

theotherlebowski

i recently shredded pretty much everything i don't need as part of the "lighten my life for departure" process. get a decent cross cut shredder and you should be fine.

for a little extra peace of mind maybe throw away all the individual bags of shred in different places and at different times, it all goes to the same hole in the ground but the geographic spread would make it so much more difficult for anyone to piece it back together. unless you're being followed...

Simon Legree

If the shredder is a crosscut and a decent one it should be impossible for anyone to get anything out of the debris so the different places thing is a bit OTT. Mine makes nice confetti !!

soetpeel

Get into crafts e.g. papier mache

JAJ

Think first before you get rid of it ... you might need it to prove something in future (where you lived, settlement of debts, etc).

Steve_P

Like if you ever get a job with the government and they need to do a security check.

Been there done that.

nikky1234

makes brill hamster and rabbit bedding, could start your own business