While I've consigned literally hundreds of tons of paper to be recycled and just as much to be shredded over my 30 years in the profession, I actually have very little experience with shredding. Is cross-cut shredding necessary to ensure that the SSNs can not be reconstructed or is it "overkill"? While it is good to share your comments with the listserv, it is also important to include them on the Town Hall site if you want them to be considered, unless LVA plans to accept comments from this forum. John Breeden, CRM To UNSUBSCRIBE, change options, or subscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html (If using Netscape, must have version 6.1 or higher to view the above page)