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Guideline #3: Confidential Records Destruction

The University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee contracts with Kard Recycling and Shredding for the shredding of confidential records.  The company has supplied containers which are located in the following campus buildings:

Location Contact Phone
EMS Building Steve Henning 229-4743
Enderis Hall Billy Slade 229-5733
Engelmann Hall Margaret Robinson 229-5327
Garland Hall Dennis Van Natta 229-5985
Golda Meir Library Archives/Records Management  229-6979
Mellencamp Hall Jim Kellner 229-4614
Mitchell Hall Dennis Van Natta 229-5985
Lubar Hall Stephan Trembley 229-4620
University Police Dept. Steve Henning 229-4743

For more information about the shredding service, please contact UWM Buildings and Grounds at 229-5096 or 229-5102.

If your building has a shredding bin and you have records to destroy, please contact your Custodial Supervisor to have those records taken to the bin. If your building does not have a shredding bin, please contact the Archives to arrange for your records to be picked up and taken to the nearest shredding bin on campus.

Please note that only records which have been scheduled for confidential destruction under the Public Records Law (Wisconsin Statutes 16.61) should be placed in these bins. Under state law, university offices have the legal authorization to destroy records only after the Public Records Board approves an RRDA for the records series. All records placed in the shredding bins must have an approved RRDA scheduling the records for confidential destruction.

Records scheduled for confidential destruction may contain the following types of confidential information: Social Security numbers; grades and other records documenting academic performance of students; personal financial or medical information; and information relating to personnel matters.


Questions about anything on this site? Email the Records Officer or call Records Management at (414)-229-6979.