What Documents Should I Shred?

All company documents with relevant proprietary company and client information that are not required to be maintained for ongoing business purposes should be securely shredded. Every business in operation across the globe has information that will at some point require destruction, regardless of the company's size or type. When it comes to record destruction, you'll need to destroy any of the following (and these are just a few):

• Account Records or Ledgers
• ATM Receipts
• Bank Statements
• Bids, Estimates and Quotations
• Birth Certificates and Other Copies of Vital Records
• Business Plans
• Cancelled or Voided Checks
• Contracts
• Client List and Files
• Credit Card bills
• Credit Reports
• Customer Lists
• Executive Correspondence
• Expense Reports
• Financial Records
• ID Cards and Badges
• Items with Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers and/or Email Addresses
• Market Research
• Maps or Blueprints
• Marketing Plans
• Minutes from Meetings
• New Product Information
• Patient Records
• Personnel Records
• Payroll Records
• Presentations
• Proposals and Quotes
• Obsolete Brochures/Stationary/Files
• R&D Files/Data
• Receipts and Invoices
• Strategic Planning Reports
• Tax Records