Better Business Bureau Reports Compelling ‘Secure Your ID’ Day Results

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Oct. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Detroit & Eastern Michigan (http://detroit.bbb.org/) and its partners Cintas and Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP), Fox2, Greenpath and Bischer Technologies today announced an extremely successful ‘Secure Your ID’ Day on October 19. The event was the second largest in the history of BBB of Eastern Michigan, with hundreds of consumers turning out to destroy and recycle their sensitive paper documents and electronic waste in order protect themselves and the environment.

Consumers were also very generous in helping to raise money for the BBB Educational Foundation, that funds many consumer facing programs such as the Senior Scene (http://detroit.bbb.org/senior-scene/), LifeSmarts Teen Challenge (http://detroit.bbb.org/lifesmarts/) and BBB Military Line (http://detroit.bbb.org/military-line/)®.

Overall, the BBB hosted event saw the following results:

·         942 cars served

·         $3,028 donated to the BBB Educational Foundation

·         37,600 pounds/19 tons of paper shredded by Cintas

·         13,581 pounds electronic waste recycled by GEEP

In addition, recycling and shredding at the event saved:

·         320 trees

·         56 cubic yards of landfill

·         38 barrels of oil

·         131,600 gallons of water

“As a non-profit business serving persons with developmental disabilities, there are many rules regarding client confidentiality and record destruction which can sometimes be cumbersome for a small business to manage,” said Terey Delisle, executive director of Living Skills Residential Services. “I was happy to hear about the BBB event knowing that I could easily shred years of documentation and trust that the security of the information would be maintained. The event was well organized and the staff was helpful and friendly – I will definitely attend in the future.”

The Better Business Bureau of Eastern Michigan will host its next ‘Secure Your ID’ Day shred event on April 26, 2014. Please visit our calendar for other upcoming BBB events at http://detroit.bbb.org/events-calendar/.