Identity theft can happen to dead people, but what about the ones who would be over 110 years old by now?
Do I really need to shred these or can I just toss them in the trash.
It's not going into a dumpster, it's going directly into the hopper at the town dump. Do I have to worry about these documents being found by criminals?
If it were financial-related material, yes. Otherwise, you're fine tossing those old bills.
also, our city has a free shredding day once every month. You can bring one or two file boxes, drop them off..
I just broke my shredder... too many papers jammed I suppose... And I hear that paper makes a good start for composting? Not sure if they meant paper with ink...
But it may be good as layer before mulch
I know nowadays they say everything should be shredded. I'm 85 and in my day nothing was shredded. It was all put in the garbage or burnt. Not saying shredding isn't a good thing and necessary some times for security reasons, but I don't think this is one of those times.
I wish I could burn them but I don't have any way to do that.
Also, criminals are lazy and it's much easier to scam through other means rather than rooting through people's garbage.
I would shred any important papers. Nothing done now with them will hurt you directly, but no sense giving people things to play with.