Businesses Are Now Recycling Paper While Protecting Sensitive Information

KAYSVILLE, Utah, August 2006 – Many people have seen a bale of hay lying in a field or at a ranch, but how many people have seen a bale of paper? It may seem a bit strange and uncommon at first, but more and more businesses are turning to this convenient form of shredding paper to combat increasing problems with identity and information theft.

Emptying shred bins is a common complaint of office employees who use paper shredders and feel they shouldn’t have to empty the bin so often. This is especially a problem when a shredder is used on a regular basis. Overstuffed shred-bins can back up into shredder blades causing annoying paper jams, and can sometimes result in broken gears and an overheated shredder. This is where paper balers can come in handy (http://www.abcoffice.com/indshred.htm).

Balers are attachments that connect to certain shredders and compact the paper until it is finally pressed and bound into a bail. The bail can then be removed from the compactor and transported to another location for pickup or disposal. Paper that has been compacted and baled can usually be recycled. One bale of paper, usually about the size of a box, contains the equivalent of several bags worth of shredded paper.

Shredder baler combinations vary in size. Some can fit in an office environment, where others will fill a small warehouse. Shred services often use shredder balers in their trucks due to the limited space. Shredder balers vary in the amount of papers they can shred at any given time. Some high-volume shredder baler combinations can shred up to 400 sheets of paper at once (http://www.abcoffice.com/demos/abhsmduo5540.htm).

For further information, please contact David Stuart, Marketing Supervisor of ABC Office, 1-800-658-8788, info@abcoffice.com.

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