Why Home Depot is Paying Nearly $28 million in a Civil Settlement Involving Discarded Customer Records and Hazardous Materials – Mobile Record Shredders
Home Depot's parent organization was ordered to pay $27.8 million to the province of California and a few other southern California governments in a civil agreement for issues with hazardous waste disposal practices and customer records that were not discarded correctly.
The Riverside “Environmental Protection Team” of the County Prosecutor and regulators all through the state-led an assessment of 45 waste compactors belonging to 32 Home Depot stores in the time frame of 2013 and 2015.
They discovered the waste was discarded improperly, including pesticides, solvents, batteries and other poisonous materials. The 45 compactors also contained customer records that had names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses. The records had not been shredded or disposed of properly, as per a statement from the prosecuting attorneys’ office.
Home Depot has made strides towards compliance with environmentally friendly waste disposal practices and appropriate disposal of customer documents.
The case was documented a month ago in Alameda County, and the agreement includes $1.8 million in fines and civil costs; $2.5 million to back eco-friendly protection projects, and a cost of in any event $6.8 million from Home Depot to meet natural principles that surpass consistence prerequisites.
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A Breakdown of Our Services
At Mobile Record Shredders, we do not tread lightly on the topic of confidentiality. We have tailored our service offerings to make it easy for you to take part in our document destruction offerings and keep your information confidential. Below is a breakdown of what we can offer you:
One-Time: Bulk Clean-out Shredding Services
- On-site crosscut shredding done at your site
- Annual or periodic purging of stored old files
- Document destruction specialists that have gone through extensive security clearance
- Certificate of Destruction provided with each shred
- Document destruction services that is licensed, bonded, and insured
- Regulatory Compliant
- Secure, time savings and cost effective solutions
- 100% of all shredded paper is recycled
On-Going: Regularly Scheduled Shredding Services
- Free locked security containers provided to keep at your business
- On-site, crosscut document disposal/shredding carried out at your office
- Document destruction specialists that have gone through extensive security clearance
- Certificate of Destruction provided with each shred
- Document destruction services that is licensed, bonded, and insured
- Mobile on-site shredding trucks ready to service you
- Regulatory Compliant
- Secure, time savings and cost effective solutions
- 100% of all shredded paper is recycled
Shred Drop Off Locations:
We offer drop off locations in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Monument, Canon City, Lamar, and La Junta for those that have smaller document destruction needs.
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When it comes down to it, Mobile Record Shredders alleviates the hassle and is the most cost effective solution to your document destruction and confidentiality needs, while providing a green and environmental friendly solution for document destruction.
In the document destruction process, millions of pounds of paper are shredded each year. We have many customers asking us what we do with all of the documents we destroy. The answer is, we recycle. Not only do we recycle the documents destroyed, but it allows our customers to also be green and recycle by using our secure document destruction services. Recycling and being green is a good feature for all.
At Mobile Record Shredders, we are committed to recycling all documents shredded using our secure document destruction service. 100% of our products (including the paper shredded using our services) are shredded, bailed, and most importantly recycled. One bale, otherwise known as 1,000 pounds of shredded paper, when recycled translates to the following green practices:
- It saves 9 trees
- It reduces 1.5 cubic yards of landfill
- It eliminates 2000 kilowatt hours of electricity
- And it reduces the use of 3500 gallons of water
Due to our recycling efforts, including partnering with Blue Star Recyclers to increase our document destruction recycling efforts, Mobile Record Shredders has created well over $7.5 million in value savings to the environment since 2004. We think that’s pretty impressive when you are referring to document destruction services.
Knowing the impact that paper usage has on the environment, but translating that impact into positive recycling efforts is important to us and we know it’s important to you too. Let us take your document destruction needs and turn them into an environmentally friendly experience.
Learn more about the benefits of Mobile Record Shredders and how we can help your business with recycling and your document destruction.
Southern Colorado Small Business Expo returns Saturday
"More than 65 vendors are set to take part in the annual Southern Colorado Small Business Expo & Community Marketplace Event on Saturday. The free event -- open to the public -- takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center.
The event features prize giveaways, entertainment, and food.
"It is an event where you can bring the whole family and spend the afternoon together at an event everyone will enjoy," said Caroline Trani, director of the Southern Colorado Small Business Development Center, the event's organizer.
The event also is designed to give Southern Colorado merchants a single venue where they showcase their products and services to each other and the public. "It's become an annual kick-off event to the spring season for many businesses," SBDC officials said. The event is in its 10th year.
A visit by the Easter Bunny, a magic show by Mr. Magic and free document shredding by Mobile Record Shredders are among the special activities planned.
Mobile Record Shredders has partnered with SBDC for the past six years to offer the free record shredding as a public service.
The shredding service is offered at no cost from 1 to 3 p.m. with donations accepted to benefit the SBDC business support services and scholarships."
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Call us today at (719) 544-5460 or fill out the form on the right for more information on shredding services available near you, and we will get you several quoted options for free.
Regular Document Destruction is More Important than Ever
Once trash is put out in a public place for disposal, it cannot be expected to remain private. By law, anything that goes curbside, is officially fair game for those lurking in the shadows and looking to steal your identity. Which makes proper document destruction even more important than ever.
In a business setting, trade secrets, client information, and even confidential employee information could all be compromised, resulting in severe damage to the business’s reputation. In a personal setting, any information that has your date of birth, social security number, or any other confidential information can get into the hand of an identity thief and cause irreparable damage.
Make sure to safeguard your confidential documents by outsourcing your document destruction and choosing a shredding service that is familiar with local and federal document destruction laws. Shredding services, like Mobile Record Shredders hold confidentiality at the highest of regard and have extremely high standards in place to safeguard all documents once in possession. Whether it’s an on or off-site service, we are here to help you keep your documents safe.
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