Key Factors in the Growth of US Shredder Sales

• The Privacy Act of 1974

• Takeover of the US Embassy in Iran - 1979

• Oliver North and the Iran-Conta Affair of 1987

• California vs. Greenwood ( legalized "Dumpster Diving" ) - 1988

• The Ecology Movement: anti-burn laws of the '70's & concern over landfills in the '90's

• The Freedom of Information Act - 1996

• HIPAA ( Federal regulations protecting an individual's health information ) - 1996

• GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) - 2001

• FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003) - 2003

• Identity Theft Awareness