| Confidential waste, what is it and why has it become | | | | drives. |
| so important to be able to dispose of it safely? | | | | February 2003 saw The Waste Electrical and |
| In this cyber age of all things internet, cyber crime | | | | Electronic Equipment Directive or “WEEE |
| and particularly identity theft is rife. How many of | | | | Directive” become European law. Wikipedia |
| you have experienced some sort of attempted fraud | | | | claims, “The directive imposes the responsibility |
| on one of your credit cards for example? I am sure | | | | for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic |
| the number is a lot higher than we would feel even | | | | equipment on the manufacturers of such equipment. |
| remotely comfortable with. | | | | Those companies should establish an infrastructure |
| Banks, retailers, government offices and many other | | | | for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of |
| businesses have become the target of cyber | | | | electrical and electronic equipment from private |
| criminals who it seems will stop at nothing to get hold | | | | households should have the possibility of returning |
| of people’s personal information that is stored en | | | | WEEE at least free of charge”. |
| masse on computers and other systems. | | | | Confidential waste companies are now recognising |
| Bearing all this in mind it is evident that the disposal of | | | | the importance of carrying out their services on your |
| this information or data has become more crucial than | | | | own premises so that you are able to witness first |
| ever. In the past year there have been some high | | | | hand the destruction of the data for extra peace of |
| profile examples of data going missing or being lost. | | | | mind. |
| Lost is one thing, but lost into the hands of someone | | | | An effective and quick way of destroying private |
| intent on causing harm is another and is unacceptable. | | | | documents, the actual document shredding itself |
| With lost confidence and financial crisis in full swing, it | | | | often takes place in a self contained shredding mobile |
| is now up to businesses and organisations to get | | | | vehicle. Another benefit of shredding on site is the |
| their houses in order and provide security for the | | | | knowledge that documents won’t be lost or |
| public. Safe ways of disposing confidential waste and | | | | leaked en route to another location. |
| document shredding should be high on the priority list. | | | | It really is imperative unless you have your own |
| Confidential waste disposal companies now have their | | | | facilities that one of these companies is involved in |
| opportunity. In the past it may have just been paper | | | | the disposing of any of your private data and |
| that these companies dealt with but now they will | | | | document shredding whether it is waste paper, hard |
| also shred or destroy electronic devices such as hard | | | | drive destruction or other electrical equipment. |