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Let’s Talk Shredders

We understand that, to the average person, shredding isn’t fun. It means hours and hours are wasted manually feeding documents into a home or office shredder, and then worrying about what to do with the bag of shredded paper. While it may not be fun, shredding is important. Understanding the difference between Strip Cut shredding,.

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Shred Station’s CarbonNeutral® Commitments for 2020

Since opening our doors in 2008, our mission was to offer secure data destruction services to UK businesses and individuals with minimal impacts on the environment. We’ve always cared about how the actions we take affect the world around us. In 2019, we became a CarbonNeutral® certified company. We’ve taken many measures to reduce our.

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Fraud Alert - Fraud is now the UK's most common crime

Fraud is the Most Common Crime in England and Wales

Fraud is now the most common crime in England and Wales, with 3,797,000 incidents reported last year. That’s 9% more than the number of fraud incidents reported in England and Wales in 2018. But why are fraud crimes on the increase, and what can we all do to protect ourselves against it? Fraud costs the.

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How to Reduce and Offset Your Individual Carbon Emissions

Around 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions come from households, with the average person’s carbon footprint being around 10 tonnes per year. That’s enough to each fill over two hot air balloons. If everyone committed to reducing carbon emissions, that could make a huge difference to the environment. As climate change gains momentum, weather conditions.

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National Tree Week UK, #TeamTrees, and More Small Image Showing Tree Sapling Growing in the Forest

National Tree Week, #TeamTrees, & More

From 23rd November – 1st December 2019, it’s National Tree Week here in the UK. While deforestation does continue to be a global issue, there is a promise of some hope on the horizon. It’s no secret that the planet is in a state of climate emergency. Complacency and irresponsible ways of living have caused.

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