Confidential Waste in RM1

Confidential waste is any document or device that contains personal data about customers, suppliers, employees and it also includes data that, if read by a competitor or the general public, could put your business at risk including:
- Financial data
- Business Plans
- Intellectual Property (for example copyrights and trade secrets.)
- Branding and marketing strategies

with over 105 businesses operating and roughly 19,610 people residing in RM1, there is a need for the safe and secure destruction of documentation, devices/media. Within 4.72 square kilometres of RM1 there are 6 facilities where documents and media can be taken for confidential destruction.

This means that 105 business in RM1 have a need for proper confidential waste disposal, but not every RM1 business understands just how important this is. Confidential waste disposal is a carefully managed process under the Data Protection Act and directors and employees of RM1 businesses have a legal obligation to properly dispose of the confidential information of its company whether of customers, employees, and suppliers. Failing to comply with these obligations can result in a fine of up to £500,000 or even the imprisonment of the responsible body. The aim of the Data Protection Act is to keep people safe from fraudsters and hackers.

Any waste that you would consider a security risk if it were to go missing or end up in the wrong hands is considered confidential waste. Essentially anything that you want to discard that contains private data/information is confidential this is the case whether it is on paper or on within electronic equipment.

This includes:

- Bank statements
- Contracts
- Tax documents
- Hard drives
- Tapes & CD’s
- Servers
- Sales collateral
- Marketing material
- Office plans and internal manuals
- Any other documents that contains personal, company, employee, client or supplier data/information

Confidential waste disposals must be done professionally and by professional waste companies

RM1 is part of London, which is the financial capital of the world. It has approximately 105 active businesses who are all potentially a target for people who may attempt to criminally infiltrate businesses' security to steal money. This is why it is even more of a high priority for businesses in RM1 to reduce the risk of anything dodgy happening by taking security and risk seriously.

Confidential waste disposals by professional companies ensures your security through mitigating risk as much as possible.