The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a complaint about personal records in a dumpster in Portsmouth, Ohio. The officers did find several dumpsters filled with personal information behind the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission office. 

The matter has been turned over to Inspector General Randall Meyer of the Ohio Office of the Inspector General. He said he is investigating the issue and will notify people if their information was compromised.

Judging by the photo they were doing a file purge. This would swamp the average office shredder. The only solution is to use an industrial shredder. The good news is they can be built into trucks and brought right to your location. This is a mobile shredding service. Or they have an even bigger shredder at a plant. This one will shred ten tons of paper an hour.

But what about the cost? All you need to do is compare apples to apples. Lets assume you already own the impossibly perfect shredder (never breaks or needs repair). The wages of paying someone to sit in front of the shredder for hours and hours is more than what a service is going to cost. For example you might have a small job of just a dozen boxes. It takes an hour or two per box at $10 an hour. A service will charge around $5 per box. So easily half the cost.