Documents / secure files
If your documents containing personal information, do not put them in your rubbish or recycling bin.
Shredded paper does NOT go in your recycling bin.
Disposal options
- Contact a business who specialises in secure paper destruction and recycling. Commercial and domestic quantities can be managed securely.
- Send and Shred is a Canberra based mail service for secure destruction and recycling of paper documents Ph: (02) 62470551
- Iron Mountain Ph: 1300 476 668
Cleanaway Ph: 13 13 39
- Shred-X Ph: 1300 747 339
Waste Away Ph: 6260 1288
Why?
While paper is recyclable, it is important to comply with privacy laws and ensure that personal information is destroyed.
Shredded paper is too small to be recovered at our Materials Recovery Facility and it contaminates other recycling streams.