Office Depot Launches New in-Store Shredding Service with a Week of
Free Shredding
Free Shredding
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, is launching a new in-store shredding service for customers, Document Shredding While You Wait, available in select Office Depot stores via the Copy & Print Depot. Office Depot will destroy and dispose of paper and stapled documents for just 99 cents a pound.
In celebration of the launch, Office Depot will be providing free document shredding (up to five pounds) from May 23 through May 29 for customers that visit select nationwide retail store locations.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates that as many as nine million Americans have their identities stolen each year, and cites confidential information obtained from intact or partially-intact documents found in the trash as one of the main ways an identity is stolen.
With Office Depot's Document Shredding While You Wait service, documents will be shredded into 3/16" x 2-3/8" unreadable cross-cut particles to destroy private information. Office Depot can also scan documents to a CD or other digital media, allowing customers to archive them for future reference. This service is available for both personal and business-related documents.
"Office Depot is committed to offering innovative solutions for its customers. Part of that involves being smart about protecting you and your business' private information," said George Hill, Senior Vice President of Office Depot's Copy & Print Depot. "This convenient service helps customers take the necessary steps to protect themselves and their business from the damages of identity theft, while providing consolidated document storage solutions."
Visit www.officedepot.com/shred to find more information on Office Depot's Document Shredding While You Wait service and to locate a participating store near you.
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