Where to shred confidential waste?

[BunnyBurrow]

Does anyone know if there are any public facilities anywhere for shredding confidential waste? Bank statements etc...?

I asked at the Veolia recycling place on Old Kent Road, but they just pack it all together without shredding so I don't fancy leaving it there.

I have rather a lot to shred so don't want to do it manually ideally!

Thanks!

[worldwiser]

datashred.co.uk I've used before, they're in Greenwich. A very impressive rolling conveyor will chew up more or less anything paper, file or CD-related. Fixed fee of 40 quid for as much as you can get in your car.

[Sue]

Depending on the amount, instead of shredding you can put it in a bucket (or bath) of water, leave it to soak and then mush it up so nothing is legible.

A lot less faff than shredding!

[BunnyBurrow]

Thanks both!

[Sue]

If you add a bit of Fairy Liquid or similar I think it helps.

Long time since I did it! I just squished it with my hands (rubber gloves). It brought back fond memories of making Papier mache when I was about six!

[DulwichFox]

There are mobile shredding companies that come out to you.

A friend of mine on my road has used the service in the past.

Piles of Paper documents shredded in minutes.

Just look on line.

[oliviaandmilo]

Best and free is like said earlier, I put mine in water and mush together and enjoy tearing with ease. Eco friendly too!

[Sue]

BunnyBurrow, also, if it's stuff like bank statements, you could just cut the identifying parts off (name, address, bank, account number etc, sort code etc) and either shred or mush up those bits, then roughly tear up the parts without identifiers on and mingle those roughly torn up parts amongst the rest of your recycling?

Maybe too much trouble though if there's a lot of it.

ETA: But if it's bank statements from the same bank, you can cut the tops off several of them together, because the identifying parts are always in the same place - at least they are on mine.

[singalto]

I bought a shredder which didn?t cost much and then put the shredded paper in my composting bin in the garden.

[Sue]

singalto Wrote:

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> I bought a shredder which didn?t cost much and

> then put the shredded paper in my composting bin

> in the garden.

I have a shredder, but I find if you've got a lot to do it takes forever, gets clogged up, and keeps cutting out.

:(

[KidKruger]

I've got a heavy duty shredder arriving within the hour !

It does 18x pages at same time, CDs, credit cards etc.

[Inbound]

Buy a pair of scissors and spend the afternoon cutting them up

[Sue]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> I've got a heavy duty shredder arriving within the

> hour !

> It does 18x pages at same time, CDs, credit cards

> etc.

Brilliant!

[KidKruger]

It's a beast Sue.

Perhaps I'll do some shredding for folks - took me an hour to shred a big box of paperwork.

[Sue]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> It's a beast Sue.

> Perhaps I'll do some shredding for folks - took me

> an hour to shred a big box of paperwork.

I think I'll stick to the water in the bath method then :))