Do you have occasional shredding needs that are too much for the shredder that you have in your office or at home? If so, you might like to know about Datasite’s residential shredding services This is an excellent service for Puget Sound small office and home office customers.
[Update September 2016: Datasite NW has been acquired by Access Information Protected.]
[Update May 2012: US Archive and Imaging offers shredding services. Their drop-off center is in Issaquah.]
[Update Jan 2011: I recently learned that most OfficeMax stores offer a drop off shredding service. In my local OfficeMax store I was told that they charge $.59 per pound of paper. You can drop off paper and they’ll store it in a secure storage bin. A truck visits their store weekly to pick up the contents of the storage box and hauls it to Shred-It’s shredding facility. For small shredding jobs this is the best value I’ve found. For larger shredding jobs DataSite’s drop-off residential shredding service is an even better value.]
[Update Nov 2010: Sip & Ship offers a drop off shredding service. They charge $1 per pound of paper or $10 per bankers box. You can drop off paper at either their Ballard or Greenwood location. The shredding is done at their Greenwood location. I’ve been a long-time user of Sip & Ship’s services which I discuss in this Tech Tip.]
Below are some excerpts from their web site that were current as of early 2010:
DataSite’s Residential Shredding Service meets the needs of the self-employed as well as serving the occasional shredding needs of any resident of the King – Snohomish County area. We recommend shredding your unnecessary bank statements, invoices, utility bills and miscellaneous private information. Clients collect information in a container either provided by DataSite or one of their own choosing.
Our customers may either drop off the collected material at one of two DataSite facilities, or schedule an on-site shredding appointment.
How much does it cost?
For drop-off service there is a minimum charge of $30.00. This is for up to 7 standard letter legal size records boxes (about the size of a copier paper box) or the equivalent. Additional boxes are charged at $4.00 per box with additional discounts applied for larger volumes.
Document Destruction Boxes DataSite’s new Document Destruction Boxes may be purchased 3 for $25.00. This includes the shredding once the containers are full.
Once they’re filled simply drop them off at DataSite for shredding.
On-site shredding is available with a minimum service charge of $75.00.
Where are you located?
Access Information Protected has several locations in the Seattle metro area. Check out this page for a list.
How does it work?
Simply bring your sensitive materials to a DataSite facility and come into the office. A DataSite staff member will bring a mobile locking tote to your vehicle or for larger volumes a pallet. We do all the heavy lifting. These materials are staged for shredding later in the day. You will be issued a Certificate of Destruction for your records.
Do I have to remove staples and paper clips? Can you destroy computer media?
No – our state of the art shredding equipment handles staples and paper clips with ease. Report covers, hard bound books and even x-rays are no problem.