Offsite recurring paper shredding
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Choose from offsite, onsite, and flex bin shredding service options.
Recurring paper shredding
Get your sensitive documents picked up and shredded at a schedule that works for your business
Secure shredding
Recurring paper shredding services
Destruction service from the best in the business: Iron Mountain. We service office, commercial, and residential customers with nationwide coverage.
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What is it?
Your bin contents are picked up regularly and shredded at Iron Mountain.
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- Driver comes to your service location to collect container contents
- Shred containers are scanned to manage chain-of-custody
- Driver collects and loads your material into the locked and secured truck
- Documents are transported to the nearest shredding facility
- Documents are securely shredded
- Upon total destruction, a certificate of destruction can be requested
Why choose this option?
- More affordable than onsite shredding
- Shorter service time
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Paper is regularly shredded at your location.
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Service details:
- Shred truck comes to your service location
- Shred containers are scanned to manage chain-of-custody
- The contents are emptied into the shred truck and destroyed
- You have the option to witness the destruction first-hand
- Upon total destruction, a certificate of destruction is provided upon request
- Scheduling is determined upon service setup
Onsite recurring paper shredding
Choose options
Choose from offsite, onsite, and flex bin shredding service options.
Why choose this option?
- For regulatory compliance (witnessed destruction)
- Immediate, visible, real-time destruction
- Single-step handling
How can we help?
Our secure shredding specialists are ready to answer your questions.
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Declutter your office
Save time and reclaim space
Protect employee and customer information
Ensure your business is compliant with the law
Grow customer confidence
Shredding container options
Features and benefits of shredding
- Shredding is the safest way to destroy unnecessary paper documents that contain confidential information
- Shredding takes away the hassle of moving files boxes around your offices
- Shredding frees up storage space while keeping employee and customer information safe and secure
Nationwide coverage
More than 73,000 customers throughout North America rely on Iron Mountain’s secure shredding services. We shred more than 40,000 pounds of material per month throughout our network of secure shredding facilities and our recycling efforts helped save more than 4 million trees every year.
Leader in document security
Since 1951, Iron Mountain continues to be a leader in secure document shredding. Our shredding services are NAID’s AAA-certified from i-SIGMA, which ensures that Iron Mountain meets the highest legal and compliance regulations required for secure information destruction.
Frequently asked questions
Learn more about our entire range of popular secure shredding services, or reach out to ask questions of your own.
What can I shred?
The following CAN be securely shredded:
- Clean paper, any color and any size
- Blueprints
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Brochures
- Mail (including window envelopes)
- Photographs
- File folders, any color (no need to remove staples, paper clips, rubber bands, or small binder clips)
The following can NOT be securely shredded:
- Cardboard
- Wet or moldy material
- Telephone books
- Hardcover books
- Plastic bags and packing material
- Computer discs, CDs, or DVDs
- Backup and VCR tapes
- Transparencies
- ID badges and driver’s licenses
- Microfiche and microfilm
- X-rays
- Batteries (no batteries of any kind)
- USB thumb drives
- Computer parts
- Printer and photocopier parts
- Trash or hazardous materials
- Biohazardous and medical waste (including needles and sharps)
- Metals (including binders and hanging folders with metal hangers)
Why should I shred my documents?
Secure shredding allows businesses to safely destroy unnecessary paper-based documents that may contain confidential information. Shredding can help prevent identity theft or a data breach, free up space, and recycle documents.
How do I prepare for my one-time shred service?
- Once you place your order online, you will be contacted by one of our customer support teammates to schedule the service date.
- If using the offsite service, all material that needs to be destroyed should be placed in a dry box with a lid for our driver to pick up.
- If using the onsite service, all material that needs to be destroyed should be removed from its current storage location and easily accessible by our driver when they arrive with the mobile shredding vehicle.
Can you pick up from my house or storage unit?
We do service most residential locations, so please contact us to verify that your location is accessible
Is the paper shredded onsite?
- If using the offsite service, paper is picked up from your location and transported to a shredding facility for final shredding. You can request a final “certificate of destruction” once the service is complete.
- If using the onsite service, paper will be shredded onsite using a specially equipped mobile shredding vehicle.
I have a one-time shred service; how do I know my materials have been destroyed?
You can request a final “certificate of destruction” once the service is complete.
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