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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    jenner wrote: »
    absolutely, but have you any idea how much there is

    firstly theres bank stuff
    then bill stuff
    then catalogue stuff
    then delivery stuff
    then shopping stuff
    then receipts
    then unsolicited stuff

    multiplied by 2

    Sounds like you need to register with the MPS! That should at least get rid of the unsolicited pile.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
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    i do it all the time. it takes minutes to rip out the important stuff, and you end up with a few very small bits of paper.

    last week i burnt them in a glass ashtray.
    it cracked in half!

    she wasnt amused.
    Get some gorm.
  • jonewer
    jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
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    I just chuck mine in the dishwater. Leave for 30mins. Scrunch up into a ball. Throw in bin along with some other yucky stuff.

    I defy any id thief to pick anything useful out of that!
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  • Astec
    Astec Posts: 515 Forumite
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    Bit saddened by all this non-recycling :-(

    Personally, anything non-confidential goes in paper recycling, I rip out details on rest and take them to work as we have locked confidential recycling bins.

    I thought it'd be common for most offices?
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    jonewer wrote: »
    I just chuck mine in the dishwater. Leave for 30mins. Scrunch up into a ball. Throw in bin along with some other yucky stuff.

    I defy any id thief to pick anything useful out of that!

    Your dishwasher's going to die young with all that ink residue in it...
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • jonewer
    jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    Your dishwasher's going to die young with all that ink residue in it...

    dishwater not dishwasher

    Besides, the dishwasher spends most of her life watching TV.....
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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    jonewer wrote: »
    dishwater not dishwasher

    Besides, the dishwasher spends most of her life watching TV.....

    Hah hah, how did I misread that? I know people have used them for cooking salmon, but as waste-disposal units?-that was a new one-I thought.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    I do the same as Ormus, do it as it comes in and it's a 5 second task. Big wodges of saved stuff go in the garden incinerator with woody garden bits and the residue dug into the garden. It doesn't appear to bother the plants.

    Thanks for reminding me about the tab boxes and bags.............grrr :D
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • vaio
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    jonewer wrote: »
    dishwater not dishwasher

    Besides, the dishwasher spends most of her life watching TV.....

    I see trouble ahead

    Just out of interest is it really worth panicking over letters with names & addresses on?

    Has anyone actually lost out or had their identity stolen from throwing away letters, bank statements etc?

    If you have please share and I’ll promise to start panicking too rather than just dropping it all in the recycling bin

    (And, newspaper stories and stories from down the pub don’t count. Actual first hand information please)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    Names and addresses, no. But do you seriously leave your bank statements intact when disposing of them? That gives your name, address, account number and sort code (plus all your transaction details, direct debits etc). Quite a useful start to anyone wanting to clone your identity.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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