With hurricane season upon us and in the midst of the first hurricane, developing a disaster recovery plan is necessary for any business hoping to maintain seamless information access. It's also hard work. As a result, many companies view the process as a one-time exercise. But in order for your disaster recovery plan to be effective, it needs an annual check-up.

Taking care of old documents and medical waste, with proper disposal, before a disaster can save local rivers and water systems from becoming polluted with hazardous material.  Here are several ways to fine-tune your disaster recovery plan for 2019.

Just because your paper shredding routine is on autopilot doesn't mean it's safe and efficient. You may be spending too much time shredding documents, or worse, putting your customers and employees at risk of identity theft. Here are five document shredding facts you need to know:

Tax season may officially be over, but you can start setting a positive tone for next year by putting strong records management practices into place now. Try these records management tips to keep your documents and data in order.

With identity theft on the rise, it’s critical that your sensitive business documents are securely shredded at the end of their useful life. But how those documents are destroyed is really important. Here, we highlight several ways scheduled shredding benefits your business.

If you work in healthcare, you know OSHA requires that measures are taken so you and your fellow employees stay safe. But keeping everyone on the same page with these regulations is challenging, and you know your team needs training. When choosing a medical waste company, consider their compliance training program. Here are several things to keep in mind:

If you're a healthcare provider, you know that you must protect the public from dangerous pathogens, and that biomedical waste must be handled, transported, and disposed of properly, in accordance with state and federal regulations. It's easy, however, to become complacent with your disposal practices. In this blog we discuss several medical waste disposal violations and how to avoid them.