You own a business that handles personal information. This information could consist of client information, bank records, your business marketing strategy or long-term business plans. You may no longer need the documents, but you shouldn't just throw the papers into the ordinary trash. The easiest way for a person to engage in identity theft is to steal this information from ordinary dumpsters and recycling containers.

Also, you owe it to your business and to your clients to destroy all private information. It is part of California law to properly destroy all customer records that are no longer needed for the business. The documents may contain private information that could compromise the customer's confidentiality if used for other purposes by anyone outside the company.

Don't rely on ordinary office paper shredders. Some simply cannot handle the sheer bulk of documents you need destroyed, and you will waste the employee's valuable time shredding paper through these small shredders.