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There are many factors that contribute to a business’s success. The quality of the product, the caliber of the customer service, and the corporate culture all work together to propel the business forward. However, there is another ingredient that is essential for the long-term success of your employees and your company as a whole.

January 11th is National Clean Your Desk Day, and today, we’re going to explain why this isn’t just a fun little reminder to get rid of those old receipts. It’s actually your secret to a business that will thrive for many years to come, and a scheduled paper shredding service does most of the work for you.

A Clean Office Counts

Making the decision to clean your office and take control of your documents is a single moment that has lasting impacts. You may be wondering why tidying up a few papers is such a big deal – wouldn’t it be more effective to upgrade the computer system, for example?

Good file management is essential, and certainly worth your while, but you won’t find any other strategy that gives you as much value for your money as the decision to clean the office and pursue scheduled paper shredding.

Make Good Impressions on Guests

A first impression is never forgotten, no matter whether it’s for a potential client or a new business partner. When your desks are clear of clutter, and papers are stacked neatly in their respective folders, it tells visitors that you pay attention to the small details and that you’ve got the ability to maintain order in a hectic work environment. It says that you’re committed, responsible, and professional – and it says all that without you having to utter a single word.

Boost Employee Morale

For your employees, a clean office is one of the most important things you can do to make their lives easier. Not only does it make the working environment more pleasant to be in, but it also provides a morale boost: their employer cares enough about them to make sure they can work easily and comfortably. They have the space they need to spread out, to think, and to collaborate.

Reducing clutter in the office, and maintaining it with a scheduled shredding service, means that they’ll never have to sift through piles of paperwork to find what they need, and they’ll never have to worry about old or unneeded information being lost or misplaced.

Improve Document Security

You might initially request scheduled paper shredding to help clean out piles of old documents from your office, but at the same time, you’ll be drastically upgrading your document security management. A professional scheduled shredding service has both the equipment and the training necessary to safely destroy documents in full compliance with state and federal privacy regulations. Because the service is recurring, you’ll never have to worry about old files piling up, and you’ll receive a Certificate of Destruction after every shredding visit as verification that you trusted your papers to a certified shredding service.

Bonuses of a Scheduled Shredding Service

When you make the decision to bring a scheduled paper shredding service onboard, you’ll also receive secure, locking containers that can be placed throughout your workspace. These containers allow employees to safely discard any items that might contain personally identifiable information (PII), ensuring that the papers can’t be retrieved or stolen before your shredding date.

At Secure Shredding & Recycling, we’ll dispatch a trained shredding technician to safely empty these containers and transport the articles directly into one of our mobile shredding machines. Once the papers have been cross-cut and shredded, we’ll also take care of transporting the remaining particles to a local recycling facility. Your information will remain confidential, and your customers can take pride in the fact that they support a business that has chosen an environmentally responsible solution to document disposal.

If you’d like more information about our scheduled document shredding service, give us a call at (225) 751-8535 or send us a message online.

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