-
This blog is brought to you by Better Business Bureau serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin as part of our ongoing effort to protect and serve consumers like you! We cover the greater areas of Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Midland, Corpus Christi, Laredo and Victoria.
Stay tuned for expert advice from BBB professionals who investigate scams, local businesses and consumer trends. We work hard to help you find trustworthy businesses and we are proud of this blog as another way we can help you watch where your money goes...
Tag Archives: shred day
BBB recycling event protects personal data, keeps 5.5 tons of electronics out of landfills
Many of Central Texans now have more space in their closets following the Better Business Bureau’s free data destruction and electronics recycling event, held Saturday, May 4 at Dell’s Round Rock campus. Global Environmental Services (GES) recycled old computers, monitors, … Continue reading
Posted in BBB Event
Tagged BBB recycling, cintas, electronics recycling, Federal Trade Commission, GES, identity theft, shred day
Leave a comment
BBB’s Corpus Christi Shred Day is a hit
Nearly 500 consumers and businesses in the Coastal Bend area turned out on Saturday, April 20 to participate in the bi-annual Better Business Bureau Shred Day event at KIII-TV Studio on Padre Island Drive. The event gave local consumers and … Continue reading
Posted in BBB Event
Tagged cell phone recycling, Coastal Bend, computer recycling, Corpus Christi, shred day
Leave a comment
BBB Shred Day events help local communities shred and recycle 78 tons of personal documents
Better Business Bureau fall Shred Day events helped local consumers and businesses shred and recycle more than 175,000 pounds of confidential documents, computer parts and cardboard. More than 155,000 pounds of paper documents were safely disposed of by certified document destruction … Continue reading
Posted in BBB Event
Tagged BBB, Better Business Bureau, identity, protection, recylcing, shred day
Leave a comment
BBB Joins National Effort to Highlight Child Identity Theft Protection and Education
Child identity theft is a growing crime that is causing damage to the pristine credit reports of children. Hundreds of online businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online – most of which are assigned to children under the age … Continue reading
Posted in BBB Event
Tagged BBB, Better Business Bureau, child ID theft, identity theft, scams, shred day
Leave a comment
BBB Invites You to the 2011 Fall Shred Day
Your BBB is offering FREE shredding and recycling at the 7th semi-annual fall Shred Day events this month. BBB will be at the following locations collecting up to 5 boxes of paper documents for shredding and recycling. Corpus Christi: Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in BBB Event, Scams, Top Tips
Tagged Austin, BBB, Better Business Bureau, Corpus Christi, fraud, ID, identity, Killeen, Permian Basin, prevention, san antonio, shred day, theft, tips
7 Comments
BBB’s 7th Semi-Annual Shred Day Events
In October, BBB will be holding it’s 7th Semi-Annual Shred Day events in Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Centroplex and Midland. The dates are as follows: Austin – Oct. 22, 9:00am – 1:00pm San Antonio – Oct. 22, 9:00am – … Continue reading
Posted in BBB Event
Tagged BBB, BBB online, Better Business Bureau, cintas, disposal, documents, identity theft, personal documents, shred, shred day
Leave a comment
