Battery Recycling Processes Depend on the Battery

We all must do everything we can to recycle batteries. Batteries of all types are chock full of deadly chemicals, like mercury, lead and lithium and heavy metals. Luckily, the majority of most of the types of batteries we use in the workplace and at home are recyclable.  Unfortunately, while it’s easy for companies and […]

One way or another, every business needs to attract sales. In a way, that makes every company a marketing firm.  But what many companies don’t fully realize, or put into practice, is that they also need to market their work culture to potential employees. As baby boomers retire, and in the face of a relatively […]

If you’ve ever opened up an old flashlight and found a white substance on the batteries, you know about leaking battery acid. And if, after touching the batteries to remove them, you noticed a tingling in your hands and fingers, you also have an idea of how dangerous battery acid can be. It can cause […]

It’s just a piece of paper. It costs a little more than a penny. So how can document management ever be a “risk” to your business? It’s what’s on the paper, it’s content, that poses potential business risks. Blank piece of paper? Zero risk. Piece of paper with a customer’s personal information on it? Untold […]

Every business is required to keep original corporate documents for a certain amount of time before they can shred paper originals or delete digital originals. But unless your company maintains a valid retention schedule, which tells you how long to keep different types of documents, it may be difficult to know when a document is […]

From higher productivity to improved brand reputation, we’ve told you before about the many benefits for your business of going green with an eco-friendly office. But just because you know of its advantages doesn’t mean you can up and instantly make your office environmentally friendly. How to Make Your Office More Eco-Friendly Of course, a […]

Protecting yourself against theft seems relatively easy. Put security systems on your home and vehicle, and keep a close eye on your pocketbook. But are you doing enough to prevent identity theft? Part of the problem is the nature of identity theft. It can happen in the usual ways, when someone steals something with your […]

It might seem a little odd, but to get a better idea of paper shredding benefits, it helps to not think of it as paper shredding. Document shredding is really data destruction. There’s no reason to shred a piece of paper, except to get rid of the information on it. When you look at it […]

The NAID or National Association for Information Destruction is an international trade association for businesses that offer information destruction services. As part of their mission to raise awareness about the importance of secure document and information destruction, NAID has set a standard for secure shredding services and document storage and destruction facilities. That standard, known […]

If you want to see first-hand why data protection is important, just do a Google “news” search on the term “data breach”. You’ll notice two basic things. First is the sheer number of different stories about business data breaches. They are no longer isolated incidents, but daily occurrences. The second thing you’ll notice is the […]