| As well as storing information, when the time | | | | of information. |
| comes, destruction of that information is just as | | | | Storing information, keeping information safe, |
| important. | | | | organising information, securely destroying the |
| We are in a time where people are conscious of | | | | correct documents are all things to keep in mind |
| the environment around us and when it comes to | | | | when it comes to records management. If an |
| destroying information, they want to do it in such | | | | office produces a lot of documents, this could |
| a way that the paper documents can be recycled. | | | | turn out to be more than one employees job as |
| This means, that if you are in control of managing | | | | well as taking up a lot of storage space which |
| sensitive information, that this information needs | | | | may at some point outgrow current available |
| to be destroyed in such a way that the | | | | space and require additional premises to keep this |
| information on the paper cannot be read, but as | | | | information stored effectively. |
| well as this, destroyed so it can be used again. | | | | Outsourcing records management and shredding |
| Record management and document shredding | | | | could prove to be cost effective to an office. As |
| companies are fully aware of the law when it | | | | well as having information stored in an organised |
| comes to the destruction of sensitive information | | | | manner, most of these companies will also ensure |
| as well as storing information securely. If you are | | | | that when the time comes, the documents are |
| a company that stores a lot of information, you | | | | destroyed safely so they cannot be retrieved as |
| don't just have the worry of ensuring that | | | | well as destroy them so they can be recycled |
| information is stored in a way that you can get | | | | rather than being left in the open landfills. |
| any document when you require it, but also, the | | | | Most areas will have a company who specialise in |
| information can be safely destroyed in such a | | | | managing sensitive information. These companies |
| way that it doesn't become vulnerable if you | | | | will also be fully aware of the requirements of the |
| choose to recycle the documents. | | | | law when it comes to managing sensitive |
| Recycling documents also saves on landfills. If we | | | | documents; therefore, will be fully equipped when |
| just throw our waste in the bin and put the | | | | it comes to not only storing information safely, |
| waste out for the bin man to collect, it is likely | | | | but also destroying that information securely. |
| that waste is taken to a landfill. This then means | | | | A search on the internet should bring up some |
| that we are not only adding to the landfill | | | | companies when you search in your area, but as |
| problems, but we are leaving sensitive information | | | | well as this, you could find out who other |
| vulnerable as landfills are not secure. | | | | companies are using and get some feedback on |
| Document shredding is generally a safe way to | | | | companies you are considering outsourcing your |
| destroy information securely as well as leaving | | | | documents to. |
| the option of recycling that information once it | | | | By ensuring your documents are dealt with safely, |
| has been shredded, but this means additional cost | | | | it is one less thing to worry about knowing that |
| to the office as well as time consuming for the | | | | you are covered when it comes to keeping to |
| member of staff who is managing the destruction | | | | the law when managing sensitive information. |