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With identity theft cases growing exponentially ex·po·nen·tial  
adj.
1. Of or relating to an exponent.

2. Mathematics
a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent.

b.
, wouldn't it be nice to know that the classified documents you send off to the shredder are really shredded shred  
n.
1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.

2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.

tr.v.
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Well, rest assured. Instead of visiting Midland Recycling's plant in Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. , customers now can visit a Web site, enter a password, and watch their personal and financial documents being shredded.

Brian Meng, president of Mid America Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. , Midland's parent company, said the company is offering the service for customers who don't want to visit the plant or have a mobile shredder parked in front of their business. Most customers trust Midland, he said, but they want to make sure their confidential documents are really destroyed.

Customers can identify their documents through marked bales. The camera is able to capture a closer view of a document if the customer wishes.
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Title Annotation:Up front: news, trends & analysis; watching shredding over the Web
Publication:Information Management Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2003
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