That would make the vendor happy.  I, however, have a penchant for biting
back at any vendor who attempted to sell me "pulverizing services" at a
premium for cd's and floppies vs paper rates.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Gebhardt, Allen <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Your shredding vendor might appreciate keeping the CD's separate.  The
> reason is that shredding them with the paper degrades the quality of
> recycled paper, and they can realize less money.  Simply putting them into a
> separate box for them should be sufficient.
>
> Allen Gebhardt
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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> Subject: Re: shredder question
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> Most commercial shredding outfits can handle CD's and floppies as easy as
> paper without having to.....pulverize them.  The reason you get push back
> from a vendor is because it cuts in on their back end profit for having to
> sort out the non-paper material before the shredded stuff is sold on the
> commodities market.  I would continue to use the same vendor and just toss
> in the digital media in with the paper.  If they catch you, play dumb.
>
> I would definitely not purchase an additional piece of equipment just for
> cd's and/or floppies.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Gus Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Hi folks.  At my organization we are now needing to destroy cds and
> > floppy disks.  We have our paper records shredded by a local vendor
> > and could have the cds and disks done as well in a "pulverizer."  But,
> > we don't have enough yet to justify using the vendor.  I'm looking for
> > recommendations regarding a small shredder for shredding cds and
> > floppy disks.  I'd much appreciate hearing what any of you are using
> > in this regard so I can make a wise purchase on this type shredder.
> >
> > Gus Harris
> > Records Manager
> > The University of West Florida
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