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Why is it so important to select sustainable waste management suppliers?

With global carbon emissions at an all-time high, it’s more important than ever to ensure your supply chain is sustainable. This is especially important when choosing waste management suppliers. Rotting waste in landfills is responsible for about 20% of human-caused methane emissions. Methane emissions cause roughly a third of the global heating that drives the.

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Five little-known facts about the shredding industry

Five little-known facts about the shredding industry

The shredding industry is an essential cog in the UK business landscape’s machinery. Shredding companies are responsible for securely destroying confidential and sensitive information to ensure it does not fall into the wrong hands. This can include Top Secret government information and documents relating to national security, old police force documents, and everyday business materials.

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What do we do with old shredder blades?

At Shred Station, there are three main types of industrial destruction machines we use. These are on-site mobile shredders, off-site mega shredders, and granulators. While your typical home or office shredder does require regular maintenance and oiling, industrial shredder maintenance is an entirely different beast. Because the machines destroy such enormous quantities of confidential paperwork.

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What is greenhushing?

You’ve probably heard of greenwashing. Greenwashing is where companies convey a false sense of environmental friendliness by exaggerating sustainability efforts or commitments. For example, a well-known global bank faced public backlash for marketing its pledge to be net-zero by 2030, all the while approving £9.7 billion in funding to fossil fuel developers. But what is.

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How Shred Station is reducing emissions

How Shred Station is reducing emissions

Shred Station is a CarbonNeutral® certified shredding company, dedicated to providing a highly secure service with minimal environmental impacts. Despite efforts across the globe to limit global warming to 1.5̊ C, worldwide carbon emissions were at an all-time high in 2023. We feel that it’s important for everyone – but especially businesses – to do.

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