Businesses and householders throughout Limerick will have the opportunity to drop off confidential documents, computer hard-drives and other forms of data carrying media to be shredded free of charge, at a special event taking place this Saturday.
Limerick City and County Council in partnership with local firm Security in Shredding, which specialises in the secure destruction of data and GDPR compliance in Ireland and the UK, are facilitating the ‘free shred’ event.
Data protection experts will also be on hand on the day to assist attendees with their data protection and waste management queries, and to provide best practice guidance for SMEs and householders when left with the responsibility to securely destroy end of life data.
Householders and SMEs are encouraged to bring a maximum of four bin bags of confidential paper material.
Confidential material can include personal information, bills, customer records, insurance records and income statements, to be shredded on site on the day.
Up to four hard-drives or other media devices in addition to the bags of documents, can be presented for secure shredding.
Sinead McDonnell, Environmental Awareness Officer with Limerick City and County Council said: “This event highlights the disposal of personal and confidential information in a proper manner. It creates awareness of Data Protection and reminds us that different waste types need to be treated in different ways.
“It also enables attendees who may not have facilities or funds for such a service to ensure secure destruction of their data. Finally, it will allow SMEs to be confident that they are following the letter of the law when it comes to the destruction of confidential material.”
The one-day event takes place at the Mungret Recycling Centre on Saturday, 1 February from 11am until 3pm.
