Shredding and Storage Unlimited, LLC

Josh Gornall Mobile Document Shredding

Shredding your documents is more than just a convenient way to clear your desk—document shredding can go a long way towards protecting your information as well as any clients’ information you might have. If you’re a business, your customers and clients will appreciate knowing that their information is being fully protected by an extra layer of security. If you’re shredding on a personal level, you deserve the peace of mind that comes with professional services. Professional shredding can offer a much greater level of security than a basic office shredder can provide, and that can make all the difference in both personal and professional settings.

How does shredding improve security?

When you’re finished with a document, a professional shredder is the safest way to make sure your personal information stays personal. Many people don’t stop to consider exactly how much personal  information is on their paperwork at home or in a filing cabinet at work. People are constantly receiving documents that are loaded with personal data, and often don’t safely dispose of them. You probably know that it’s important to shred documents like bank statements and bills, but paperwork like travel itineraries, pay stubs, and even junk mail can also leak personal information if you don’t safely dispose of it first. When you shred, you make sure that information never falls into the wrong hands.

Leaving your personal information exposed is dangerous

The ultimate penalty for being too cavalier with your personal information is identity theft. Essentially, if a criminal gains enough relevant personal information about you, they will have the opportunity to open new accounts or create credit cards in your name. In some cases, it’s possible for identity thieves to make purchases directly from your bank account. Creative identity thieves can use sources you might not expect. Some junk mail, for example, offers recipients the opportunity to start a new credit card. If an identity thief gets access to this mail, it’s possible for them to take advantage of that card under your name. Remember to be careful about shredding everything that has your information on it—it’s better to be safe and shred things you don’t need to rather than to wish you’d shredded something that you didn’t.

Identity theft is on the rise. It’s been reported that over 14 million credit cards were exposed in 2017, and identity theft increased by 88% between 2016 and 2017. As personal information becomes easier to access, those numbers will likely continue to increase. Having your identity stolen can be extremely costly, stressful, and may take a long time to fully correct. While there’s many different factors to keep in mind to protect your online information, securing your paperwork is much simpler. Professional shredding is an almost foolproof way to keep potential thieves from accessing any information from printed materials.

What makes professional shredding better than an office shredder?

If your focus is security, there’s no comparison between professional shredding and an office shredder. The average office shredder will turn documents into neat strips of paper that a determined criminal can piece back together. In fact, these paper strips can serve as an indicator to criminals of exactly what documents you consider important.

A professional shredder, on the other hand, will completely destroy your documents, rather than only damaging them. When documents are totally destroyed, you’ll have no worries whatsoever about anyone accessing that data.

Office shredders have a limited capacity, and can only handle a certain amount of paperwork. Constantly feeding paper into the shredder and emptying the receptacle can be a waste of time, especially if you’re also being forced to worry about every staple and paperclip in a pile of documents. Any stray staple has the potential to jam or even break an office shredder, which can be costly and stressful.

This stress can be completely avoided by using a professional service. Professional shredders are equipped to handle large amounts of paperwork at once, and can easily manage staples, paperclips, and bindings. Professional shredders also offer customer service, which can make the shredding experience much more pleasant as anyone who’s struggled with a defunct office shredder in the past already knows.

While it’s always a good idea to shred your documents, even if it’s only with an office shredder, shredding professionally has distinct advantages. You’ll have a cleaner office space, but more importantly you’ll have greater peace of mind in the knowledge that your information is not just mostly secure, but completely secure.

Josh Gornall Mobile Document Shredding

No matter where you live or what your line of work is, papers and documents have a tendency to accumulate. Maybe you stay on top of your documents and regularly dispose of bank statements, junk mail and other paperwork that comes to you. Maybe you have a tendency to hold onto that paperwork until your filing cabinet is bursting and you have to start throwing things away.

Whichever style you tend towards (or if you’re somewhere in the middle), it’s important to dispose of these documents correctly. To protect your information and prevent identity theft, it’s important to shred any documents that could leave you vulnerable to criminals.

What documents need to be shredded?

Many of the documents you should be shredding are obvious. Most people know the importance of shredding their bank statements, checks, and credit card bills, for example. However, there are other documents that are often overlooked that should be shredded to maximize your personal security. Whenever possible, shred the following:

• Any documents related to your bank or finances (bank statements, pay stubs, checks, bills, ATM receipts, investment reports, credit reports).
• Government documents (tax forms, expired driver’s licenses, any document with a social security number, legal forms, copies of birth certificates or marriage licenses). 
• Travel information (expired passports and visas, luggage tags, travel itineraries, used transportation tickets).

Essentially, you should be shredding any documents that contain your personal information—the more information it contains, the more important shredding becomes. Even shredding your junk mail can have benefits; if you simply throw away offers for new credit cards, for example, it’s possible for someone to pick that envelope up and apply for a new card in your name.

How do I know what’s worth keeping?

Committing to shredding your paperwork can seem very permanent, particularly if you’re not sure whether you’ll need a certain document again. Fortunately, there are general rules of thumb as to how long certain documents should be kept that can give you peace of mind when you decide to shred.

Never dispose of:

• Birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, or baptismal certificates.
• Medical records, military records, retirement and pension records, or academic records.
• Current passports, driver’s license, or social security cards.

Wait before disposing:

• Bank statements can be shredded after approximately one month.
• Bills should be shredded as soon as they’ve been paid.
• Leases should only be shredded after you’ve moved out and received your deposit.
• Tax documents and investment records should be kept for roughly seven years.
• Vehicle records should be kept until said vehicle is sold or is no longer in your possession.

By keeping a few simple guidelines in mind and shredding the correct documents, you can improve your personal security and clear some office space at the same time.

Josh Gornall Mobile Document Shredding

If you’re interested in shredding your documents, it means you’ve taken an interest in increasing your personal and professional safety, or simply clearing out some office space. Either way, congratulations! The next step is picking a shredding type that works for you, as there are different kinds of shredding that work best for different situations. Take stock of the following few factors to help give yourself a full understanding of how best to meet your shredding needs:

• What is your budget?
• How much paper do you need shredded?
• How securely do you need your documents shredded?
• Are you interested in shredding a single batch of paper, or would you like to shred documents on a scheduled basis?

Once you’ve determined what you need from your shredding process, you’re ready to select a service! Regardless of which style of service you use, it’s important to note that you’ll always receive the greatest possible level of security and convenience when you work with us. Your paperwork will never be handled after it’s been placed in one of our secure totes, but will be placed directly into our professional-grade shredders and destroyed. We encourage our clients to watch the shredding process, for maximum peace of mind.

We want our services to be accessible. Regardless of what type of shredding you need, you can use our services just once or on a regular schedule. You can also use our services whether you have a lot of paperwork or just a little! We’re an Indiana-based, family-led company, and we care about our customers and our community. We believe you’ll see these values reflected in our customer service as soon as you begin working with us.

Residential shredding

If you have a backlog of papers in your home office, we can help. It’s much more important to safely destroy your personal documents than many people realize. Outdated forms like expired licenses, old bank statements, bills, and more don’t need to clutter up your workspace, but should not simply be thrown away where potential criminals have easy access to them. You can efficiently protect your identity by thoroughly shredding these, and other, personal documents.

When you use our services, you’ll be given a tote to keep in your residence to be filled with paperwork you’d like shredded. Don’t worry if you don’t generate paper particularly quickly; we’re happy to shred documents every week or every three months! Security matters to us, not quantity. We’re also able to visit you once or on a regular schedule, depending on your needs.

Business shredding

It’s always a good idea to shred business-related paperwork. If your business currently does not shred their documents, or uses an office shredder, working with us can save your organization time and money while improving your business’ overall security. Your clients and customers will appreciate it when you can guarantee them an extra layer of security by utilizing professional shredding services.

We have experience shredding for businesses of all kinds, including factories, banks, law offices, and small government bodies. We can provide security to any size or style of business, and we can handle all kinds of documents. Even if you have a large amount of paperwork with elements like binding, paperclips, or staples, we can securely shred them without difficulty.

Drop-off document shredding

If it’s more convenient for you or your organization, you always have the option of dropping off your documents to be shredded. If this option interests you, contact us today and we can make it a reality.

Pricing

Your pricing will vary based on the service you select, as well as how much paper you have to shred and how often you’d like your shredding service to occur. However, a general outline of our standardized per-container pricing is as follows:

• Our standard service is $50. This service includes on-site shredding of one 95 gallon tote.
• An additional 95 gallon tote or its equivalent is $50, which is prorated for containers that are ¼, ½, or ¾ full
• Container placements cost $15, and container rental fees are $10/month

We’re confident that our professional shredding services will save you time and money, both immediately and in the long run. You won’t have to spend the time shredding documents yourself, and you can rest easy in the assurance of identity protection our services provide that office shredders just can’t match.

For more details on our pricing plans, visit our website for details and the ability to request a free quote!

Josh Gornall Mobile Document Shredding

Every business, large or small, generates sensitive documents. While you might not be harboring classified government documents, you will inevitably have records of employees’ social security numbers, bank accounts, and other important personal information. As a business owner, you have a responsibility to protect information that may compromise your business and the people who keep it running.

One of the simplest and most effective ways to protect confidential information is to hire a shredding company. A shredding company can securely dispose of all sensitive materials, offering you peace of mind and protection at the same time.

Why hire a shredding company?

It might seem unnecessary to hire a team of professionals to tear up paper for you. However, much more goes into the process than many people realize. Disposing of documents on your own is inherently risky; when you don’t have the time to commit to the shredding process from start to finish, there’s a lot of potential risk for information to get out. On an individual level, people often shred documents erratically, and it’s very difficult to be sure that everything that needs to be shredded is being shredded.

A document that isn’t properly disposed of can lead to massive problems down the line. Identity theft is a growing problem, with an estimated $16.8 billion stolen via identity theft and thirty percent of Americans experiencing some form of a data breach in 2017 alone. In many cases, all it takes is one stray document in the wrong hands to kickoff the long and painful process of reclaiming an identity.

Many offices need to have large amounts of documentation shredded simultaneously, and your typical office can’t handle large loads like this. As professional shredders, we can take on even very large amounts of documentation. We also don’t require you to remove staples, binding, paperclips, or any other appendages before your documents are destroyed—our machines can handle your shredding needs without any preparation on your part. We ensure that your shredding process will be as secure and convenient as possible.

When you hire a professional company like Shredding Unlimited, you can rest easy knowing that your sensitive data will be completely and thoroughly destroyed when you need it to be. What’s more, our technology makes it possible to shred your documents more inexpensively than would generally be possible on your own. When you work with us, you’ll never have to deal with the worry in the back of your mind that a piece of information might be loose where it isn’t meant to be. The security and convenience of our shredding program will keep your company safe and running smoothly.

What is the shredding process?

Our employees will never look at or extensively handle your sensitive information. Once we’ve collected your materials from one of our free containers, it is immediately sent through our shredding truck. Our shredding truck operates on a no-touch mechanism. The lid to the documents container will not open until it has been tipped into the shredder, in order to give you the greatest possible peace of mind. Our shredding truck will destroy documents much more thoroughly than an individual could do on their own, or with a small office shredder. Your data will be completely safe from unfriendly eyes. We can also offer you the ability to see your documents being safely destroyed through an external viewing monitor.

Because our shredder is run directly through our truck, it is extremely powerful. It can easily shred thick stacks of paper, whether or not those stacks include any staples, binding, paperclips, etc. There’s no need to sort through your materials to be shredded when you’re using a shredder as powerful as ours. Thanks to the storage space of our shredding truck, we can also handle very large orders in a single trip, all done with greater speed and efficiency than the majority of other shredding services on the market.

We are also proud to offer our recycling services for your destroyed paper materials. Once the documents have been destroyed, you can count on us to do our part for the environment and general sustainability by recycling your products. We place great importance on recycling because of all the resources it helps to protect for the future.

What shredding services are available?

We are ready and willing to accommodate your organization’s individual shredding needs. Whether you need a one-time shredding job or would like to schedule us to shred documents on a regular basis, we can offer our services. Let us know what you need, and we will be there.

Contact us today to learn more about our shredding services and what our company can do for you! When you work with us, your information will be more secure than ever before.

Josh Gornall Mobile Document Shredding

Shredding and Storage Unlimited is excited to be partnering with Farmer and Mechanics Federal for our first shred day of 2015 to support American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Bring your personal documents to 225 E Main Street, Bloomfield, Indiana on Thursday, May 7th  between 4:00 – 6:00 PM and you can watch it be shredded for a small donation. Monetary donations will also be accepted and ALL proceeds will go to Relay for Life.

This is the third year that Shredding and Storage Unlimited has participated in this event. We have collected over $1000 in donations for this great cause.RELAY FOR LIFE SHRED DAY FLIER