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Post by MichyM on Nov 2, 2021 18:47:40 GMT
UGH. I've let it really build up. I still have almost all my bills (except those that are the same amount each month which I have on auto-pay) sent via snail mail. I know, I know...please don't scold me. I am terrible about keeping up on email and am concerned I'll miss paying a bill if I have it sent electronically.
I've got about 4" worth of miscellaneous papers in a basket to be shredded. I also have to clean out my files - which I usually do before taxes each year but didn't get it done this year, so add another 2" worth. Plus, I have about 4, 3" binders worth of past investment info to shred. So I think I'm closing in on the 15-20" mark. I need to put my earpods in, start a movie, and get going on it, I know!
So, hopefully some of you will help me feel better about my paper problem. Who's next?
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Post by busy on Nov 2, 2021 18:50:53 GMT
I had built up a biiiigggg pile - I'm certain more than you are talking about. And then I started taking Adderall (by prescription, for legit reasons!) and knocked it all out in one day. Now I shred as I go and zero build up.
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Post by janamke on Nov 2, 2021 18:52:35 GMT
Donating my shredder was the best thing I ever did for myself. I keep a banker box full of papers to shred. When it's full I bring it to the UPS Store and pay to have it shredded for me. Easy. They often have coupons.
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Post by Linda on Nov 2, 2021 18:59:31 GMT
That would be my DH who has boxes worth of stuff. He shreds a bit at a time but never seems to get ahead.
I bought my own shredder, plugged in, and keep it next to my desk. I shred one receipt or paper at a time as needed - no backlog.
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Post by belgravia on Nov 2, 2021 18:59:33 GMT
I have SO MUCH and it’s not even in a nice neat pile so I can’t answer the poll. My dog hates the sound of the shredder so that’s my excuse as to why it’s piled up. I’m kinda considering having a mobile shredding service come.
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Post by oh yvonne on Nov 2, 2021 19:30:28 GMT
Our local sheriff's department has drive up shredding events and we just had one so I'm down to hardly anything. They take donations for their charity. Prior though, I had a Xerox case of paper sized box. I don't shred anything by hand. I just let it accumlate for the twice annual shred events.  |
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Post by papersilly on Nov 2, 2021 19:35:58 GMT
i have a banker's box full of the last of my mom's paperwork. she died almost 11 years ago and the box has finally made it to me after my siblings went through it.
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Post by MichyM on Nov 2, 2021 19:39:20 GMT
Ok, for those who take (or have taken) your papers to a shredding event and/or a location that does shredding for a fee, do you not worry about your papers ending up somewhere they shouldn't? <---- I know, that sounds paranoid, but I've had this hammered into my head for years. I'd love to feel comfortable just dropping them off somewhere!
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Post by oh yvonne on Nov 2, 2021 19:41:11 GMT
Ok, for those who take (or have taken) your papers to a shredding event and/or a location that does shredding for a fee, do you not worry about your papers ending up somewhere they shouldn't? <---- I know, that sounds paranoid, but I've had this hammered into my head for years. I'd love to feel comfortable just dropping them off somewhere! Shred events are always done by bonded companies. Call your city and ask if they have services. In my state of CA they are big on reduce reuse recycle ( I assume its like this everywhere but not totally sure). There are always e-waste events or shred events being held. They take your box, dump it straight into the big old trash truck and its all shreded on site. |
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Post by yodutchess on Nov 2, 2021 19:51:58 GMT
There was just a shred event in October so I got rid of two shopping bags full of papers. I used to take it to work.
DH just told me he ordered a shredder! So, there we go.
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Post by silverlining on Nov 2, 2021 19:57:55 GMT
A real estate office in my neighborhood does a shredding event once a year. DH takes a box and watches the papers getting dumped in the big machine. He needs that closure |
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Post by busy on Nov 2, 2021 20:00:41 GMT
Ok, for those who take (or have taken) your papers to a shredding event and/or a location that does shredding for a fee, do you not worry about your papers ending up somewhere they shouldn't? <---- I know, that sounds paranoid, but I've had this hammered into my head for years. I'd love to feel comfortable just dropping them off somewhere! They do free shred events around here, put on by the city. You can actually see your paper go into the shredder, so you know it's done. There's a limit to how much you can take, though, and the lines are long. I'd rather do it at home. |
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Post by kelly8875 on Nov 2, 2021 20:04:35 GMT
None for me. I just bring it to my work and put it in the shredding box. A company comes and empties it for us.
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Post by katlady on Nov 2, 2021 21:08:17 GMT
If you shred at home, how do you dispose of it? And how do you contain the shredded pieces? I read that waste management companies don’t like shredded paper.
We probably have about 2” to shred. We do it about twice a year. We put the shredded pieces in a paper grocery bag and put that bag in the recycle bin.
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Post by hopemax on Nov 2, 2021 21:16:12 GMT
I answered None! But only because it was a pandemic project, lol. We were about 7 years behind before then.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2021 21:29:39 GMT
Our credit union has a secured drop bin for stuff to be shredded. I don't go in person very often so I keep forgetting. Thankfully, they have a shredding event once a year where you can drop off a lot and they dump it into those locked bins for you. We took two paper grocery bags full to the last one.
I need to make it a monthly errand.
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Post by mom on Nov 2, 2021 21:35:23 GMT
None really for us. DH shreds the papers from the previous week every Sunday night. So at any given point, we may have 1/4 of an inch, depending on what junk mail came in that week.
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Post by Linda on Nov 2, 2021 22:05:05 GMT
If you shred at home, how do you dispose of it? And how do you contain the shredded pieces? I read that waste management companies don’t like shredded paper. We probably have about 2” to shred. We do it about twice a year. We put the shredded pieces in a paper grocery bag and put that bag in the recycle bin. we don't have paper recycling here (other than newspapers*) so I just bag up and put in the bin. When we had a compost bin, I composted them but I don't have one set up here yet. *no kerbside recycling at all - the drop-off place is clear #1 plastics, newspapers, tins, and clear or brown glass. That's it. |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Nov 2, 2021 22:06:37 GMT
I have a bunch but it's because I let it build up and bring it to the next town over for their shredding service. They employee special needs adults. You can stand there and watch them shred or drop it off.
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Post by questioning on Nov 2, 2021 22:29:47 GMT
We mostly shred as we go. Maybe worse is a we each have a file box of papers decades old needing to be dealt with.
There's at least one shredding event per month sponsored by one of the high school clubs or the city, so we have no excuse. It's just procrastination.
Around here they shred in front of you. If someone has taken the time to create a giant machine that simulates it to get info then more power to them!
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Post by PLurker on Nov 2, 2021 22:32:12 GMT
Donating my shredder was the best thing I ever did for myself. I keep a banker box full of papers to shred. When it's full I bring it to the UPS Store and pay to have it shredded for me. Easy. They often have coupons. See unless the UPS store is in my spare room, I don't find that easier. And I don't want to pay. Glad it works for you though. |
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Post by christine58 on Nov 2, 2021 22:36:06 GMT
Donating my shredder was the best thing I ever did for myself. I keep a banker box full of papers to shred. When it's full I bring it to the UPS Store and pay to have it shredded for me. Easy. They often have coupons. Our local Rotary does this 2x a year. $10/banker box and you can stay and watch it get shredded. They do it twice a year |
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 2, 2021 23:47:51 GMT
UGH. I've let it really build up. I still have almost all my bills (except those that are the same amount each month which I have on auto-pay) sent via snail mail. I know, I know...please don't scold me. I am terrible about keeping up on email and am concerned I'll miss paying a bill if I have it sent electronically. I hear ya! I am really bad about keeping up with email, but I am even worse about snail mail. It usually sits on the hall table for ages, and sometimes gets thrown out or put away by mistake. Most of my bills are paid by direct debit, so I don't have to worry about remembering to pay. The rest of them I have sent to DSO's email address, because he is much better than I am when it comes to checking emails. My shredder died some years ago. I have been keeping up by burning stuff in the fire pit outside, when ever we had a fire going. But now the warmer weather is upon us, I daresay my pile will start getting bigger. Not that we get many bills by snail mail luckily. |
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Post by hop2 on Nov 3, 2021 0:14:02 GMT
Well, it’s good to know that I’m not the only one who avoids this chore. Makes me feel a tiny bit better.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 3, 2021 0:39:20 GMT
If you shred at home, how do you dispose of it? And how do you contain the shredded pieces? I read that waste management companies don’t like shredded paper. I put a garbage bag in our shredder so it's easy to empty. That bag just goes into the regular trash. I've never heard anything about it being an issue. We are shred as you go types. Occasionally, if we have a large pile due to some purging project in one of our offices, my husband will burn it in the firepit. I think there's a touch of little-boy-playing-with-fire in a lot of grown men! I did take two bins worth to a shredder at our local trash dump when we moved last year. It was just too much to deal with on our own. We purged all our old files really thoroughly as part of the move. |
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Post by katlady on Nov 3, 2021 0:44:19 GMT
If you shred at home, how do you dispose of it? And how do you contain the shredded pieces? I read that waste management companies don’t like shredded paper. I put a garbage bag in our shredder so it's easy to empty. That bag just goes into the regular trash. I've never heard anything about it being an issue. We are shred as you go types. Occasionally, if we have a large pile due to some purging project in one of our offices, my husband will burn it in the firepit. I think there's a touch of little-boy-playing-with-fire in a lot of grown men! I did take two bins worth to a shredder at our local trash dump when we moved last year. It was just too much to deal with on our own. We purged all our old files really thoroughly as part of the move. oh, I was talking about putting the shredded paper in the recycle bin. Does everyone put the shredded paper in the regular trash? |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 3, 2021 0:46:01 GMT
oh, I was talking about putting the shredded paper in the recycle bin. Does everyone put the shredded paper in the regular trash? It never occurred to me to put in recycling. Now I'm curious too what other people's answers will be. |
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Post by shamrock on Nov 3, 2021 0:47:40 GMT
I answered None! But only because it was a pandemic project, lol. We were about 7 years behind before then. This was me also. I went through all my files and pulled out everything that I didn’t need to keep any longer. I spent the better part of 2 days going through files and shredding. Usually I shred stuff in Januarybas I pull stuff together to do taxes. |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Nov 3, 2021 0:49:44 GMT
We can use the shred bins at work, so I take a few papers in each day.
But....I have one bankers box that I need to scan before I shred (in case I need it one day.....)
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Post by lindas on Nov 3, 2021 1:08:32 GMT
I have quite a pile because I’ve been going through all my dad’s files. DGS loves to shred so I give him a small pile when he’s here.
Shredded paper is great for your flower beds, the worms love it. I save mine in a large trash bag and spread a thin layer of it in the beds then add mulch.
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