burn bag

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burn bag - a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned

bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"

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"The items were concealed in a burn bag in the roof space.

700 bullets and bomb parts are taken off streets; Dissidents' arsenal raided

Even if a document isn't designated as classified, if it's work-related, it's better to put it in a burn bag, just to be safe.

OPSEC: don't overlook the obvious. (Around the Fleet)

Also late in June, Managing-Director of Germany-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industries Burn Bag said in a meeting with Iranian businessmen in the northwestern city of Tabriz that sanctions against Iran will have no result but inflicting damage on the European companies, and described boycotts against Tehran as "useless".