Massachusetts Businesses and Residents Should Properly Shred Wet Documents
How Massachusetts Businesses and Residents Should Properly Shred flooded documents Containing Personal Information Caused by weather.
Many homeowners and businesses in Massachusetts have been hit hard by recent weather storms. It is New England after all! Flood water has damaged property and basements in the North shore of Boston MA. In many cases, water has soaked personal items including medical records, tax files, photos and personal documents. Wet documents may look useless, but a thief using only a blow dryer could use it to steal the information and cause you major problems. So why take the risk?
Any wet papers must be dried out first before shredding it. The consistency of wet papers produces a paper past by-product and will jam even industrial-strength shredders like ours. Additionally, people should not throw away any wet, sensitive documents and assume that thieves will not be able to extract personal information. Furthermore, wet documents may cause mildew and will need proper handling as soon as possible to avoid further contamination of area.
Customers should be very suspicious if another shredding company claims to accept your wet papers. In our case, the papers are dried in warehouse and shredded at a later time. Business owners and residents should make sure that the service provider had experience in handling wet documents.
Instead of discarding wet papers into the trash after a major storm or hurricane, please follow these tips to help prevent identity theft and ensure that your sensitive information remains secure:
Never discard wet documents containing sensitive or personal information like your name, address, account numbers etc..
Never try to shred wet documents with an inexpensive residential shredder as the consistency of the moist paper may destroy the unit and void the warranty.
Wet documents should be dried out outdoors by the sun or placed alongside a dehumidifier until dry to touch. or secured in plastic bags to avoid mildew until it is time to shred them.
Don’t put them out in your recycling bin as other may access them. Did you hear of dumpster diving?
Neighborhood Parcel recommends that businesses should shred monthly and residential customers shred annually to reduce the buildup of personal documents and reduce the risk.
About Neighborhood Parcel: Neighborhood Parcel was founded in 2007 as an alternative to the other big box shipping retailers like FedEx Office and UPS stores. We never thought we would become a key player in the community. Our vision to be a vital part of the community evolved around “Paying It Forward” mantra, we give back to the community in every chance we get. From supporting Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, or Soup kitchens like Lazarus House, to supporting the Boston Marathon Victim fund. People took notice of our competitive rates and the fact that we were a small business that was vested in the community..
Contact Information: Contact George Webb for more information at978.636.0301 or mydocumentshredding.com
Neighborhood Parcel
Document Shredding Division 262 Middlesex St Lowell MA 01852
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