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Have you enjoyed the bursts of Spring sunshine over the past couple of weeks? Take that energy and apply it to your work spaces and systems, and you will be laughing into the Summer.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n
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Spring Cleaning<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Spring is ushered in by the equinox, when the hours of night and day are equitably balanced across 24 hours. As daylight hours increase, cultures and traditions the world over welcome the light, warmth and hope of the new season with their own nods to heat, colour and fertility. Among numerous examples, think of the ancient Celtic Beltane festival that celebrates with fire; the Hindu Holi, the festival of colours; the ancient Romans\u2019 Lupercalia, that sought to purify in preparation for fertility, and the Persian Nowruz, encompassing cleansing with extending warmth out to the family\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n

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What most Spring equinox and seasonal festivals have in common is the theme of cleaning out the old in preparation for the new; shedding light into corners that have been dark and fusty throughout the winter months; welcoming hope and visitors through our doors after the season of hibernation.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, or cannily \u2013 you decide \u2013 here in the UK, Spring coincides with the start of the new financial year, meaning that March and April are perfect months to shine light into some of those darker corners of your business\u2019 systems and processes that might have held sway during autumn and winter. Tackling archive rooms, cupboards, cabinets and desktop in-trays to uncover obsolete, out-of-date confidential paper and digital information is a prime candidate for your attention, wherever your workplace. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n

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Reviewing your retention and disposal policy is a fantastic opportunity to check you\u2019ve got a belt-and-braces approach to data protection management, and to keep GDPR<\/strong> awareness elevated among your employees and colleagues. Compliance with retention and disposal deadlines should mean a constant flow of no-longer-needed information that should be securely disposed of, whether on paper or digital media.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n

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E-devices that are gathering dust in an IT cupboard should be disposed of according to WEEE Directive<\/strong> guidelines, ie, ensuring they are data sanitised before being re-used or recycled rather than thrown into a general waste stream destined for landfill. Likewise, the government\u2019s 2025 legislation surrounding their Simpler Recycling<\/strong> initiative also requires a stratified and strategic approach, ensuring that disposal of all office waste \u2013 confidential and otherwise \u2013 should be more closely managed and monitored.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSimpler Recycling<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n

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Using a spring-cleaning service provided by Restore Datashred will also aid compliance with your own business\u2019 environmental policy as it is our policy to help you track your progress in reducing impacts on planet and people in our online environmental report<\/strong>, personalised to you and available through our Shred Smart portal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n

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Our professional, accredited disposal services guarantee the security of your customers\u2019 and colleagues\u2019 confidential information, from dedicated lockable bin to discreet collection, to GPS-tracked transportation from your place to one of our destruction centres.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n

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One-off spring cleans, or regular collections to keep the light shining throughout your systems and processes, are the uncompromising way to stamp out data breach risks<\/strong> and protect your reputation and your bottom line. Audited at every step, shredded to the highest industry standards, the process completed by a certificate of destruction with every transaction, your sensitive data is taken out of the loop for risk.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond data security<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n

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In addition, spring cleaning physical data assets means you unblock storage areas<\/strong> and remove fire hazard risks<\/strong>. Not only that, by using a professional shredding service from Restore Datashred, you are also limiting<\/strong> environmental damage<\/strong>: we promise to recycle every shred of paper we process and send 0% to landfill for e-devices and textiles, for example<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n

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Calling on the experts to help you remove obsolete data, in all formats, will help reduce off-site storage costs<\/strong>, for instance, while having the potential to free up office space<\/strong> formerly given over to being a holding bay. Staying on top of your compliance obligations will help remove the possibility of incurring fines for non-compliance and data breaches. And, over and above a one-off spring clean, if you set up regular secure collections with Restore Datashred, you will be creating a cost-effective way of making them a seamless part of your day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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