Do local concils provide shreddign services?

Enigmaman

Has anyone ever heard of a local council providing a shredding service? That is, shredding documents containing sensitive personal data.

silverwhistle

I haven't. and wouldn't have thought so; there are commercial firms who deal with sensitive data, are set up to do so and can guarantee that discretion and data protection which the council couldn't. If it's a small enough quantity you should be able to do it yourself, if it isn't it's a commercial matter.

Ectophile

I've never heard of such a thing. Shredders can be bought quite cheap in stationery stores these days,

Cavemanu

What about hiring someone you trust (who has a shredder) to provide you with such a service, or borrow a shredder from someone and do it yourself if it is a one-off job or you don't have a trusty volunteer?. Depends on size of task too I guess...

If it was a really big job I'm sure there are data information handling/paper archiving specialists who can do a one-off confidential paper based data destruction service for a price.

Other ways (on a more smaller scale) we have disposed of sensitive information is to tear it up and compost it (shredded paper is great when mixed with lawn clippings/tea bags in a composting mix). Some people swear by adding some to a bonfire. These might not be appropriate if you can't burn stuff/don't have a garden, 'mind!