Ithaca College

As of January 3, 2012 Facilities Services will provide tamper resistant, locked confidential bin service for the secure destruction by shredding of large quantities of confidential paper, such as file clean-outs, at a fee of $30 per bin.

Facilities Services will no longer provide "convenience bins" that are left in an area for an indefinite period of time.

Ithaca College expects that the following confidential documents will be shredded when they have reached the end of the required retention time:

• Anything containing a social security number.
• Anything containing a name and date of birth.
• Anything containing a credit card number.
• Academic information regarding students identified by name and/or social security number.
• Other information regarding students, including, but not limited to: records of disciplinary proceedings, housing records, membership in student organizations if social security numbers are used. Documents with Ithaca College student ID numbers do not need to be shredded
• Employee; Faculty, Staff and Administrator; personnel records.
• Medical records.

Generating unit Responsibility

·         Generators of confidential documents should shred as much of this materials in their area as possible on an ongoing basis. Procuring and operating a shredder will be the responsibility of the generator. (The Office of Facilities may suggest standard shredders)

·         Facilities Services will provide locked bins to generators of confidential documents in large volumes (i.e., materials coming out of document retention). Generators will be expected to use receptacles provided by Facilities Services within five  (5) business days of delivery or make arrangements with the Director of Facilities Services, or designee.

·         Generators using this service will be charged a fee of $30 per bin by Facilities Services for this service and receive documentation that the material has been destroyed.

·         Facilities Services will no longer provide "convenience bins" that are left in an area for an indefinite period of time. It is expected that areas that are generating confidential material on a daily basis shred that material on an ongoing basis. If an area is generating material beyond the capacity of an ordinary shredder, Facilities Services can assist that area in making arrangements for regularly scheduled bin service directly with Challenge Industries that will be billed to that department.

·         Facilities Services will collect paper generated from shredding operations and dispose of it as recycling.