Frequently Asked Questions
It is First Coast Shredding’s solution to the challenge that many companies face: “How should my business dispose of unwanted, out-of-date, and confidential materials in a secure, environmentally-friendly manner?”
First Coast Shredding staff travels to your facility, hauls your documents, and shreds them at your location using our specially-designed truck. Our vehicles are equipped with shredders that can process up to 6500 pounds of paper an hour.
The costs differ depending on the service you receive. First Coast Shredding will provide you with a free review of your needs and recommend the best document destruction service for your business. We offer a broad range of solutions to match your shredding volume; learn more about our services, or contact us to schedule a visit and demonstration. We also work with clients located a range of distances from our facility and are happy to go wherever our clients need us.
First Coast Shredding can help you save time and money. Office paper shredders are not designed to process a large volume of documents. As a result, your staff may face significant delays if you assign the task of shredding to them. This can cost your business more in lost productivity than it would save using our service; First Coast Shredding can shred in 4 minutes what it may take 4 hours for your employees to do.
Confidential material in a dumpster is not protected under any laws. In other words, your data become available to the public. Many private investigators sell services in which they will collect this information by going through dumpsters, a practice that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled legal in 1998.
On-site data destruction affords you the knowledge that your sensitive materials have been destroyed before they leave your premises. This is especially important to businesses that are bound by privacy guidelines or federal regulations to observe the documents’ destruction. First Coast Shredding can certify on-site destruction services immediately.
Whether your company chooses the on-site or off-site option, know that First Coast Shredding maintains operating procedures under National guidelines to ensure your data’s security.
Your shredded documents are mixed with up to 11,000 pounds of other shredded paper in the truck. The shredded paper is transported to a facility where it is processed into recycled material.
Every company has different needs. First Coast Shredding will provide a free consultation for your business. Together, we will establish a plan that fits your document destruction compliance requirements and your budget.
Yes. First Coast Shredding offers a purge service that can take care of all your outdated confidential documents at one time.
First Coast Shredding provides our scheduled customers with locked containers for use in their offices and facilities. Use them to collect confidential materials from employees in advance of each destruction visit.
There are U.S. laws that require different types of business to secure certain documents. First Coast Shredding can help you become familiar with the laws governing your company. In general, the following documents should be securely maintained and disposed of when required:
Personal information: medical records, payroll records, insurance information, and legal documents.
Financial data: billing records, financial statements, purchase orders, credit memos, outdated checks, and invoices.
Sensitive company documents: sales information, marketing plans, engineering drawings, and outdated reports.
Personal information: medical records, payroll records, insurance information, and legal documents.
Financial data: billing records, financial statements, purchase orders, credit memos, outdated checks, and invoices.
Sensitive company documents: sales information, marketing plans, engineering drawings, and outdated reports.
We destroy all types of confidential material, including:
Paper documents, file folders, print publications, and identification cards.
Business electronics like mobile phones, computers, and monitors.
Storage media such as CDs, video tapes, and microfiche.
Non-hazardous medical equipment like prescription bottles and X-rays.
Uniforms and other materials (contact us to see how else we can help.)
Paper documents, file folders, print publications, and identification cards.
Business electronics like mobile phones, computers, and monitors.
Storage media such as CDs, video tapes, and microfiche.
Non-hazardous medical equipment like prescription bottles and X-rays.
Uniforms and other materials (contact us to see how else we can help.)
No. Our state-of-the-art machine can easily shred all of these items. There will be no need for you to spend any time (or money) removing these items from your materials.
