Drop-Off Shredding

Drop-off shredding services are a convenient, cost-effective, and secure way to destroy your confidential documents and protect against identity theft.

Drop-off shredding services charge by the pound.

Most mobile and offsite shredding services are ideal for the destruction of large paper volumes, so as long as you have less than 100 pounds of paper, drop-off shredding services are the most economical option.

Bring your documents and file boxes to weigh at any of our secure nationwide facilities. We will provide you with a quote to shred your documents. Confirm the price for shredding, and we will place your documents into security consoles or VitalShred shredding bins for safe destruction.

When choosing a document shredding company, selecting a service that provides secure document destruction is important. This means that your documents will be shredded using state-of-the-art equipment, and your shredded paper will be disposed of securely and confidentially. And, you can request a Certificate of Destruction after your documents have been securely shredded.

Yes, our VitalShred team can help you choose the shredding option that best suits your needs. For example, some of our services include one-time shredding service and recurring shredding services.

Shredded particles are baled and sent to a paper mill for recycling to occur, completing chain of custody.

We can destroy the following:

• Clean paper, any size or color
• Blueprints
• Magazines
• Brochures
• Newspapers
• Mail, including window envelopes
• Photographs
• File folders, any color (no need to remove staples, paper clips, rubber bands, or small binder clips)

The following items cannot be securely shredded:

• Cardboard
• Wet or moldy material
• Telephone books
• Hardcover books
• Plastic bags and packing material
• Computer discs, CDs, 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, hanging folders with metal hangers)

Pros:

• Cost-effective, secure document shredding with up to 40% cost savings over mobile destruction.
• Certificate of destruction is issued at the end of the shredding process.

Cons:

• While you cannot witness the physical destruction of materials, offsite shredding occurs at our highly-secure shredding plants.

Pros:

• You can physically witness the document destruction process.
• Certificate of Destruction is provided to verify your documents have been thoroughly destroyed.

Cons:

40% average cost increase for onsite destruction vs. offsite services.>

No, we're here to make your job easier. There is no need for you to sort your documents according to paper grades, nor remove paper clips, staples, or binder clips. We make confidential document destruction easy for your employees.

Existing clients can conveniently order on-demand shred services using our client service portal, VitalWeb.

If you are a new customer, contact the location nearest you to inquire about our shredding services.

Yes, we use an industrial-grade strip shredder to reduce paper to 3/8-inch strips. By cutting lengthwise and widthwise, your materials are rendered into unreadable bits. This process is more time-consuming than straight-line shredding, but it's worth the extra layer of security.