Disposing of old paperwork - bank statements etc

[Jeff FV]

I've been having a bit of a clear out.

Being an organised sort of chap, I've got reams of old bank statements, pay slips etc. from 10 - 15 years ago.

Any suggestions as to how to get rid of them? Can I just put them in paper recycling?

Jeff

 

[Deleted member 138423]

I've been having a bit of a clear out.

Being an organised sort of chap, I've got reams of old bank statements, pay slips etc. from 10 - 15 years ago.

Any suggestions as to how to get rid of them? Can I just put them in paper recycling?

Jeff

Garden bonfire, or shredding would be my 2 options..

 

[Ola1]

You must always completely destroy financial documentation if you're disposing of it, so shredding and bonfire sound good

 

[Merchant UK]

Can I just put them in paper recycling?

Jeff

Yes of course you can if you don't mind a half a dozen cloned people like you called Jeff who have taken out loans and mortgages secured on your house, Better still leave them your debit credit card also.

Jeff i'll take this as your first post of the day and that you didn't drink enough coffee before typing it

Seriously, as been said Burn it or shred, and then burn that also. I bought one of those metal type dustbin incinerators for about £25, every so often i fill it up and burn it all to ash, thats the best way, and the safest way

 

[andygambles]

Shred then burn - more spectacular flames

 

[Jeff FV]

OK - looks like a small garden bonfire and then the ashes can go onto the compost heap.

 

[Ashley_Price]

As a Green Party Cllr I would of course suggest against burning. If you get a decent cross-cut shredder (rather than one that just cuts in ribbons) then it should be secure from all but the most determined people - especially if you mix in shreddings from non-sensitive material. Give it to a local school or animal charity as bedding for small animals.

Shredded paper can go straight on the compost heap, as long as it's mixed in well with other rotting material (peelings, etc.)

 

[Merchant UK]

Theres nothing like a good old bonfire

 

[JacobCook715]

Paper shredder or fire!

 

[shredallday]

I've been having a bit of a clear out.

Being an organised sort of chap, I've got reams of old bank statements, pay slips etc. from 10 - 15 years ago.

Any suggestions as to how to get rid of them? Can I just put them in paper recycling?

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Did you manage to sort this out? You could employ the services of a shredding company to shred nd recycle your information. Blatant plug but my business is www.theshreddingalliance.co.uk and if you let me know how much you have and how it is stored I can tell you what it would cost. To give you an idea up to 15 bags would be £40 plus VAT and this includes the certificate of destruction.

Regards,

Daniel

 

[NicholasTaylor]

We have to dispose of quite literally hundreds of private quotations and customer details on a daily basis. We use a company called ShreadNeat, they take all of our paper in sealed, protected bags and use industrial on-site shredders to get it all minced up.

 

[shredallday]

@Nicholas Taylor - if you ever want a comparison quotation then please don't hesitate to ask

 

[maxine]

That's it .. I'm switching to burning ... purely coz I am fed up with wrestling with the shredder and a letter opener

 

[stender]

Is this thread for real?

 

[OldWelshGuy]

Is this thread for real?

No you are imagining it

 

[Bobb1979]

I burn confidential waste in my chimnea, quick and easy

 

[Jeff FV]

I spent a very contented Good Friday afternoon feeding all my old bank statements etc. into the Chimnea in the garden. Burning stuff was surprisingly therapeutic!! Might find a second wave of paper to get rid off!

However, this could soon all be a thing of the past as we now get all our bill etc. online. Less paperwork, but does have its own foreseen problems - for my CRB clearance you need to supply various documents (passport etc.) but also utility bills with your address on it. My water bill was the only paper bill I could find - proving who we are could get quite difficult in the future.

J

 

[Alan]

OK - looks like a small garden bonfire and then the ashes can go onto the compost heap.

Shred and compost. Miss out the fire. Makes better compost.