Shredding Services
1. Is the company NAID-AAA certified? (NAID stands for the National Association of Information Destruction, which sets the security standards for the shredding industry and audits those with the certification regularly.)
2. Does the company provide on-site shredding meaning will it shred your confidential material in front of you (versus taking your material away and shredding it elsewhere).
3. Does the company communicate all of its charges when you inquire about its service? Many shredding companies have numerous “other charges” that are tacked on to their shredding invoices. These charges can really add up. These include: fuel charge, mileage charge, traffic congestion charge, per minute charge, recycle rebate charge (which can be as much as 10-12% of the quoted price), management charge, stop charge, and extra service charge.
4. Does the company actually provide shredding service or is it a “lead generator” pretending to be shredding company? Lead generators, such as Shred Nations, make a living by collecting shredding leads and selling them to shredding companies. Lead generators do not have shedding equipment of their own; their expertise is tricking Google into believing they have a myriad of store front shredding companies in your region, each warranting a Google flag on the Google map. Shredding companies who pay for leads from lead generators mark up their price quotes to cover the price they paid for the leads. The mark up can range from $10-$75, depending on the size of the lead.
Absolutely! Proshred® Seattle shreds for residential customers daily.
Shredding companies deliver their shredded paper to recyclers who then bale it and send the bales to pulp mills that turn the baled paper into reuse paper products such as toilet paper, paper towels and packing material.
