Minimising environmental damage is now at the heart of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies in today’s top law firms. The chances are that you are already trying to reduce your paper usage and recycle as much as possible. But the legal profession, like the rest of the business world, is at risk if it does not dispose of its documentation in a safe and reliable manner.

Do your offices have separate paper recycling bins for confidential and non-confidential paper waste? Are they lockable? What happens to evidence contained on video tapes and DVDs when you are no longer required to store it? And do you know what happens to it once it has left your offices?