Document Shredding Services

Buy a Shredder When most people think of shredding they imagine the cheap home shredder available at the local office supply store. They are cheap for a reason. Everything else about them is very expensive. Their slow speed and continuous maintenance lead most offices to quickly abandon them.Advantages. If you have office staff with extra time the only cost is the price of the shredder. The paper never leaves the custody of your employees.Disadvantages. Even with a big shredder this is a tedious job that is often times ignored until the pile overwhelms the shredder. You need to keep a record of all shredding activity so you have documentation for FACTA and HIPAA compliance. Shredders do require maintenance and you must dispose of the shredded paper.

I recommend:  Paper Shredders

Mobile Shredding Service If you took an industrial shredder and mounted it inside of a truck you would have a mobile shredder. These monsters chew up 2,000 pounds of paper an hour. A mobile shredding service will place locked bins inside your office and then empty them on a schedule. Since they bring the shredder to you, you can witness the shredding.Advantages. You can witness the shredding for your own piece of mind. It takes a few minutes to shred what an office shredder would take hours to do. The service provides the documentation for compliance recordsDisadvantages. These services are designed for medium and large offices and can be too expensive for small offices.

I recommend:  Mobile Shredding Service

Off-Site Shredding Service The biggest of all the shredders are located in 'shredding plants.' They can eat through 20,000 pounds of paper an hour. Like a mobile shredding service, locked bins are placed in your location but the contents are taken back to the plant and shredded.Advantages. Since these shredders are so efficient this is the lowest cost alternative for bulk shredding. The service provides the documentation for legal compliance.Disadvantages. This service is designed for large offices and can be too expensive for small offices. Unless you follow the truck to the plant you can not witness the shredding.

I recommend:  Offsite Shredding

Express Destruction A hybrid of plant based shredding, Express Destruction uses FedEx to transport the material from your office to the shredding plant.Advantages. The price is similar to plant based shredding but for smaller volumes of material. Employees aren't burdened with the shredding and you receive documentation for legal compliance.Disadvantages. This service is designed for smaller offices and is not a good solution for more than ten boxes of material. You cannot witness the shredding.

I recommend:  Express Destruction