Offsite Shredding Service

Secure, bulk offsite document shredding at NAID AAA-certified facilities. We collect, destroy, and certify — so nothing sensitive sits in your office.

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Offsite Shredding

How Offsite Document Shredding Works

Vital Records Control’s offsite shredding services are a convenient and secure way to manage your company’s paper records. With our secure shredding services, you can customize your document disposal plan to fit your exact needs.

Our staff will come to your office, pick up your documents, and securely transport them to our secure processing facility for destruction. Offsite paper shredding at a dedicated plant lets us destroy far higher volumes than a mobile truck can handle. We can pick up documents as often as you need, from once a week to once a month, and our staff will always provide a certificate of destruction after the job is completed.

Our bulk paper shredding is designed to save you time and money and ensure that your sensitive documents are securely destroyed. And with our customizable plans, you can rest assured that you are getting the perfect document retention and disposal solution for your business.

Bulk paper shredding for your business

We offer bulk paper shredding services for your documents and records at our secure offsite facilities.

State-of-the-art plant-based facilities

Our facilities have industrial-grade shredders that are capable of destroying thousands of pounds of paper in an hour.

Convenient scheduling

You can schedule a time for your documents to be picked up and shredded. This is a convenient way to ensure that your documents are destroyed in a timely manner.

Security is our priority

Our GPS-tracked vehicles securely transport your documents from your office to our secure facility. This means that your confidential information is protected from unauthorized access.

Why VRC for Offsite Shredding

Cost-effective and Time-saving Bulk Paper Shredding

Easy and Convenient

  • Easily schedule service from the convenience of your home or office.
  • We will send a shed truck to your location.
  • Our licensed and background-checked driver will pick up your documents at your convenience and transport them to our secure plant.

Risk Free

  • Your documents are shredded at our secure, off-site location. There is no risk of documents being misplaced or tossed into the dumpster.
  • At the end of each destruction project, you receive a Certificate of Destruction for your records.

On-site & Off-site Shredding: We Do Both

  • Through our bulk paper shredding services, we can customize a solution to meet your commercial needs and efficiently handle your sensitive information.
  • We can come to your office for a one-time shredding service or pick up your confidential documents for safe, regularly scheduled off-site shredding.
  • Contact your nearest location to inquire about commercial shredding services near you.

Solutions

Shedding Bins and Container Options

Protect your business data by securely protecting bulk papers and documents. Just place your confidential materials inside the locked bin, and we will shred them for you.

32-Gallon Console

Secure, high-capacity document disposal

This discreet container blends seamlessly into most office and workplace environments while providing state-of-the-art security through a lockable lid. The 32-gallon console holds up to 10,000 paper documents—roughly the equivalent of one banker box or a standard kitchen trash can.

64-Gallon Bin

High-volume secure shredding

Our most popular mobile document shredding container is designed for workspaces with heavy paper usage. The 64-gallon bin features an insurmountable locking system and holds up to 15,000 documents—equivalent to five banker boxes or five standard kitchen trash cans—making it a secure, high-capacity solution.

96-Gallon Bin

Maximum-capacity security

Our 96-gallon bin is built for organizations with extremely high paper volumes and demanding usage. A secure locking system fastens the lid to the bin to prevent tampering or removal of sensitive documents, while accommodating up to 300 pounds of paper.

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

At VRC, we make it a point to provide superlative customer service and support. So of course, we’re always happy to share the customer experiences that let us know we’re on the right track.

5 out of 5 stars

From the initial call to the actual shredding of the documents – everything was perfect. We were so pleased. Thanks for outstanding customer service with a reasonable cost!

Anonymous

Family-Oriented Dental Practice

5 out of 5 stars

Our VRC shredding technician was so gracious to take my new boxes, fill the shred items into the truck, and bring back my new boxes, which saved us a lot of money.

Anonymous

Leading Home Healthcare Provider

how it works

VRC Off-site Bulk Paper Shredding, Step-by-Step

Schedule

Choose your bin size and pickup schedule.

Drop Off

Shred bins are dropped off at your office for you to fill.

Scan

We collect and barcode scan your confidential information for you to track.

Destruction

Your sensitive materials are shredded offsite at our destruction facility.

Certify

You receive a certificate of destruction.

Recycle

Your shredded materials are securely recycled.

FAQs

Offsite Shredding FAQs

Recurring offsite service is the right fit for businesses generating steady paper volume — enough that shredding in-house eats employee time, and enough that a one-time purge won’t keep up. We place locked consoles or bins in your workspace, collect on a schedule that matches your volume (weekly through monthly), and destroy everything at our facility. Your team stops deciding what to shred and when; the cadence handles it.

Both methods destroy your documents beyond reconstruction, and both end with a Certificate of Destruction. The real difference is where destruction happens, and what that difference costs.

Offsite shredding means we collect your documents and destroy them at a NAID AAA-certified plant using industrial shredders that process thousands of pounds per hour. Because the work happens in bulk, offsite runs about 40% less than mobile destruction — the better fit for most businesses with steady or high paper volume. The tradeoff is that you don’t watch the shredding happen, though your materials stay barcoded and tracked throughout.

Mobile shredding brings a shred truck to your location and destroys documents on site while you watch. If witnessing destruction is a requirement — and for some auditors, legal holds, and regulated industries it is — mobile shredding is worth the added cost.

Not sure which fits? Contact your nearest location and we’ll size a program around your volume, schedule, and compliance requirements.

Pricing depends on volume, pickup frequency, and how many containers you need. Offsite destruction is generally the most economical option for recurring bulk shredding — roughly 40% less than mobile service — because we consolidate and process paper at scale. Reach out and we’ll build pricing around your actual volume rather than a flat rate.

If documents containing sensitive information are taking up office space, they’re candidates for destruction. Typically that means obsolete contracts, training documentation, sales forecasts, market research, client lists, invoices and receipts, medical records, audit files, and HR documents. Compliance regulations also require specific physical records to be destroyed once their retention period ends.

For offsite service specifically, volume is the deciding factor: if you’re generating enough paper to fill a console or bin on a recurring basis, bulk offsite destruction is more economical than shredding it internally. Retention timelines vary by state and industry — see our records management resources for guidance.

Yes. Our facilities are audited by an independent Certified Protection Professional® (CPP) accredited by ASIS International. Audits assess operational and facility security, information destruction processes, employee hiring practices, and liability insurance coverage.

This matters more for offsite service than any other shredding method: because your documents leave your building and are destroyed at our plant, the security of that plant is the thing worth verifying before you choose a vendor. See our full list of certifications and affiliations.

Yes. Your materials are barcode-scanned at pickup, tracked in transit, and destroyed at our facility — and you receive a Certificate of Destruction once destruction is complete and the shredded material has been sent for recycling. The certificate closes the chain of custody that begins the moment we scan your bin.

No. There’s no need to sort by paper grade or remove paper clips, staples, or binder clips. Fill the bin and we handle the rest.

We use industrial-grade shredders at our facilities to reduce paper to 3/8-inch strips, cutting both lengthwise and widthwise so materials are rendered unreadable. Plant-based equipment lets us apply this level of destruction to volumes a mobile unit can’t process in a single visit.

Once your documents are destroyed at our facility, the shredded particles are baled and sent to a paper mill, where they’re cleaned and repurposed into new products. That final step completes the chain of custody.

Sustainable destruction is also where offsite shredding earns its keep beyond compliance. Because we consolidate and process paper in bulk, recycling becomes part of your corporate green initiative rather than a separate program to manage: materials are reused, your carbon footprint drops, and your company may qualify for tax credits depending on volume.

Not everything needs to be destroyed. We also offer offsite storage, scan on demand, and document imaging so you can retain records without giving up office space.

Yes — CDs and DVDs, microfilm and microfiche, X-rays, floppy disks, hard drives, and magnetic backup tapes. Hard drive destruction and IT asset disposition follow NAID certification requirements and the same chain of custody as paper. We also handle product destruction for branded and defective goods.

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