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K-State Shred Day saved trees, improved information security

photo of 15+ boxes of paper materials received for secure disposal during K-State Shred Day
Boxes of paper materials received for secure shredding at K-State Shred Day, Oct. 15

K-State’s annual Shred Day collection on Tuesday, Oct. 15, removed 7,820 pounds of paper from campus departments for secure disposal. Document Resources Inc. is the contract vendor for secure recycling. Papers are shredded into tiny particles, then compressed into large bricks before recycling.

“Document Resources estimates that we saved 68 trees today by recycling waste,” said Rebecca Gould, iTAC director and coordinator of the Shred Day event.  Continue reading “K-State Shred Day saved trees, improved information security”