Last week we gave you reasons why you should shred, now here's a list of what you should shred. And don't forget to get the shred event on your calendar, it's next week!
What to shred?
- Anything that has a signature, account number, social security number, or medical or legal information.
- Address labels from junk mail and magazines
- ATM receipts, Bank statements
- Birth certificate copies
- Canceled and voided checks
- Credit and charge card bills, carbon copies, summaries and receipts
- Credit reports and histories
- Documents containing maiden name
- (used by credit card companies for security reasons)
- Documents containing name, address, phone or e-mail address
- Documents relating to investments
- Documents containing passwords or PIN numbers
- Driver's licenses or items with a driver's license number
- Employment records
- Employee pay stubs
- Expired passports and visas
- Unlaminated identification cards
- (college IDs, state IDs, employee ID badges, military IDs)
- Legal documents
- Investment, stock and property transactions
- Items with a signature
- (leases, contracts, letters)
- Luggage tags
- Medical and dental records
- Papers with a Social Security number
- Pre-approved credit card applications
- Receipts with checking account numbers
- Report cards
- Resumés or curriculum vitae
- Tax forms
- Transcripts
- Travel itineraries
- Used airline tickets
- Utility bills (telephone, gas, electric, water, cable TV, Internet)
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