Dear List Serve,

I have been a follower of the list for a couple of years now, and have posted once or twice in the past.  In those posting, I apologize as I forgot to follow protocol and introduce myself first.  So I am taking this opportunity to make up for my oversight and to post a new question to this community.

I am the Manager, Archives and Records for McGill University in Quebec, Canada.  I have a few years experience in both fields (formally trained and educated as an Archivist through the University of Manitoba Archival Studies graduate programme) and have worked as a records analyst and manager in a couple of Canadian universities and for the provincial and federal government.

I am interested in hearing from you about your experiences and thoughts on greening up the processes used in confidential, offsite shredding services.  I have spoken with one vendor and some of their greening initiatives include:

*         the shredded paper is recycled into common day products such as paper plates and paper towels

*         metal is taken to another recycling plant

*         a special bio-oil is used in the equipment to reduce waste

*         looking at alternative forms of energy to reduce the amount of non-renewable resources being used

*         provide a environmental certificate each year stating how many trees are saved

We are also looking at university-wide sustainability of shredding documents, so any thoughts, comments on this would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you in advance,
Lori Podolsky Nordland
Manager, Archives and Records

McGill University Archives
3459 McTavish Street
Room M6-17, 6th Floor, McLennan Building
Montreal, QC  H3A 1Y1

Tel.: (514) 398-2955
Fax: (514) 398-8456
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