New Jersey Records Storage & Document Shredding

Yes. New Jersey requires any business or public entity that collects personal information to destroy records containing it — by shredding, erasing, or otherwise rendering the information unreadable — before disposal. That covers paper and electronic media alike, and it is a stricter standard than neighboring Pennsylvania imposes. Federal rules under FACTA, HIPAA, and GLBA apply on top.

Very likely. The obligation attaches to the personal information you hold, not to where your office is. A Philadelphia business holding records on New Jersey customers is generally subject to the New Jersey standard, which is stricter than Pennsylvania's — so the safer approach across the Delaware is to destroy to the higher of the two.

It depends on the record type and your industry. Tax and financial records are generally held seven years, employment records vary by statute, and healthcare providers face separate and longer minimums for patient records. Public agencies are a distinct case — municipal, county, and school district records fall under state retention schedules that govern when disposal is permitted.

Northern New Jersey is served from 200 Mac Lane, just off the Garden State Parkway and Route 9, covering Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Bayonne, and the surrounding Essex, Hudson, Union, and Middlesex county communities. A second facility at 3 Applegate Drive in Robbinsville, off I-195 in Mercer County, serves the central part of the state.

Document storage, document scanning, shredding, health information management, and media vaulting for backup tapes, along with one-time purge shredding, hard drive destruction, and IT asset disposition.