I stumbled across this article this morning while combing through my RSS feeds. This author used a little bit of ingenuity when disposing of an unwanted credit cards that were sent to them. Normally I, along with most folks, would cut up the cards and dispose of them in trash at a couple locations.
This person went that one step further.
From Parent Hacks:
We got new credit cards in the mail the other day, which necessitated disposing of the old cards. Normally, i cut up the card in several pieces so the card info cannot be retrieved by anyone looking to identity-thieve. Not only that, but I dispose some of the card pieces in one trash can and the rest in another. Well, i looked into the bathroom trashcan, saw a discarded disposable diaper, and a light bulb went off. i opened up the diaper (don’t worry, it was only a wet one), dropped the credit card pieces in, and wrapped it back up.
It might make you squeamish but, I know I wouldn’t go looking for anyone’s personal data there.
Brings an uneasy new meaning to the phrase, “Flushing money down the toilet”…
Heh. Well I don’t have any kids so no diapers. I keep a wooden box next to my desk and anything with my address, credit card offers, old credit cards/bank cards, bank statements, etc, etc, goes in there and at the end of the month I burn it all in my fire pit out back. I’d be impressed if someone could retrieve my info from a small pile of ashes.