INTRODUCTION

Drop-Off Shredding Services Near You

Vitalshred specializes in Drop-Off Shredding Services for residents, small businesses, and government organizations. If your business doesn’t routinely create a large volume of paper documents, one-time shredding may be your best option. It’s a cost-effective way to securely and conveniently remove files from your organization, either once or on an as-needed basis. Find a drop-off shredding location near you.

Serving the North American Market

We have a network of drop-off shredding locations across North America that allow you to drop off your documents and trust they will be handled with care.

Secure Shredding and Recycling

Your private information and documents are shredded and recycled in a secure facility by a professionally trained, licensed staff.

Customer Service is Our First Priority

As one of the most experienced shredding companies in the US, we specialize in protecting all of your important documents with secure chain of custody protocols.

Simple Drop-Off Shredding

Schedule a shredding appointment with one of our agents. Then, when it’s convenient, drop off your documents so they can be destroyed immediately.

Shredding at Your Convenience

While driving several hundred pounds of private papers to a drop-off shred center may not be reasonable, if your small business or household doesn’t produce more than a few dozen pounds of documents that require shredding at a time, drop-off shredding services offer an easy and secure way to dispose of your documents.

Find Drop-Off Shredding Services Near Me
  • You simply find a location nearest you and ask about our drop-off and residential shredding services.
  • Drive your documents over, and pay to have them shredded based on how much you bring in.

Find Electronic Recycling Drop Off Sites Near Me

Looking for an easy and secure way to dispose of your old IT electronics? Our electronic recycling services are conveniently located near you and can handle laptops and related devices. Let us simplify the process for you.

Get Electronic Recycling Near Me

  • Simply find a location nearest you and ask about our electronic recycling services.
  • Drive your electronics over, and pay to have them destroyed and recycled based on how much you bring in.
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What Type of Documents Can You Shred?

To ensure the safety of your identity and personal information, it is recommended that any documents containing self-identifying or confidential data be shredded. Such documents and materials typically consist of:

Financial & Banking Records

Bank account statements
Brokerage reports
Credit & debit card statements
Canceled or voided checks
Invoices
Profit & loss statements
Pay stubs
Tax records

Legal & Business Documents

Business contracts
Legal documents
Financial reports
Insurance policy plans
Job & employment applications
Personal & business records
Vital records

Personal & Identity Information

Social Security numbers
Signatures
Telephone numbers
Photographs
Medical records

Correspondence & Sensitive Communications

Confidential or sensitive letters
Correspondence letters

Solutions

A Paper Shredding Company You Can Count On

Our shredding service helps your organization benefit from legally disposing of old records and sensitive data. VitalShred can help you comply with state and federal regulations regarding the disposal of personal information.
We can offer your business a secure collection of secure shred bins or containers that come to your location so your organization can dispose of files without having to worry about them falling into the wrong hands. One-time shred service or recurring offsite services, we can help you securely destroy all of your outdated or sensitive documents.

HOW IT WORKS

VitalShred Drop-Off Shredding Process

Contact

Contact the location nearest you to inquire about our drop-off shredding.

Drop-Off

When it’s convenient for you, bring your papers and file boxes to our facility to be weighed.

Quote

We will provide you with a free shred quote based on how much you bring in.

Destroy

Your sensitive materials are securely shredded.

Certify

You receive a certificate of destruction at your request.

Recycle

Your shredded materials are securely recycled.

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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.

FAQs

Your Shred On-Demand Questions, Answered.

Unsure if our Shred On-Demand is right for your organization? Start with some of our frequently asked questions to see if we have the right file management service to fit your needs.

Drop-off document destruction and paper shredding services are ideal for small businesses or residents with paper volumes that aren’t quite big enough for a one-time or regular shredding service.

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.

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