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A home safe is the perfect place to store your personal documents including identity documents like passport, birth certificate etc. It makes sense to make it as difficult as possible for thieves!

It doesn't have to cost a fortune!  And it protects your documents against damage by fire too.

Shredding Personal Documentation

Identity theft criminals sift through rubbish to find personal information and letters/old bills that can be used to help authenticate a fake identity.  Sadly, even in these days of recycling, most of us have no idea where are recycled rubbish ends up.

Be careful with old till-roll receipts.  Whilst only 4 digits of your card are displayed, different retailers don’t always display the same 4 digits on their receipts.  A careful thief may be able to reconstruct your card number by inspecting these. Shred all confidential letters and statements before putting them in the recycling bin.  Use a cross-cut shredder rather than a straight cut – it’s harder to reconstruct the document.

Recycling Shredded Waste

You don't necessarily need to dispose of you shredded waste into the recycly bin.  There are other alternatives like:

• Use it for animal bedding
• Use it for kitty litter
• Compost it for the garden
• Turn it into briquettes for your wood burning stove