Disposal of personal confidential waste?

[istapp 10]

hi,

 

i have a lot of personal confidential waste that's been building up over the years (about five bin bags full). does anyone know of a company that i could get to dispose of it at a not totally outrageous cost?

 

will travel around sheffield if necessary...

 

thanks in advance!

[jonhanson 10]

One sure way to dispose of it is to have a bonfire, thats what we do with our confidential waste, the only sure way to get rid of it!!

[tess667 10]

We shred our personal documents and then use it as bedding for the rats/mice, probably impossible for anybody to get any personal info after that!!!

[okka north 10]

Why not just buy a shredder? It would end up cheaper than using a company - plus you know that the info has been disposed of correctly.

[Eleke95 10]

You can get a decent electric shredder for a few pounds in somewhere like Stationery Box. Bought one just before Christmas and had a MASSIVE clearout of all my OLD personal stuff.

[ukstudent 10]

but if you have 5 bin bags full, using a shredder would take about a year to get rid of all that. i would agree with the bonfire suggestion, and then buy a shredder and dont let your documents build up for years - shred them at the time

[upinwath 10]

I'll take it away and burn it for the sort of cash the disposal companies charge. That or buy a box of swan vesta.

That's what I do.

[melthebell 863]

but if you have 5 bin bags full, using a shredder would take about a year to get rid of all that. i would agree with the bonfire suggestion, and then buy a shredder and dont let your documents build up for years - shred them at the time

 

doing it for a years better than giving some complete strangers it, even if theyre supposed to be a professional outfit

[nuttygirl 10]

Why not shred it and put it in the composter? Then it can't even 'accidentally' fall out of a bin and re-composed. Who wants to put their hands in fly and worm infested rotting stinking compost?

[lottie_19 10]

A shredder seems the best option. Do a bit each weekend.

[pattricia 575]

A shredder seems the best option. Do a bit each weekend.

 

Yes I have lots to shred, and its best to do a bit at a time. Trouble is everytime Ive shredded something, someones asked me for a document Ive shredded.

[lottie_19 10]

Yes I have lots to shred, and its best to do a bit at a time. Trouble is everytime Ive shredded something, someones asked me for a document Ive shredded.

 

Sounds like Sod's Law!