While one of the main purposes of shredding is security, there are other factors for businesses to consider. When deciding between the different shredding services available, some options are more cost-efficient while others are more convenient. That said, security is usually one of the most important factors.
The best shredding professionals will ensure every service offering provides the most security possible. Despite that fact, some businesses might prefer mobile shredding services for their unique security benefits. In this blog, we’ll dive deeper into the ways mobile shredding provides one of the most secure options for document destruction. Read on or watch the video at the end of this post.
What Is Mobile Shredding?
With mobile shredding, a professional shredding provider uses a mobile shred truck to visit your location and shred documents on site. If your business is interested in scheduling recurring service, the provider supplies you with secure, locking collection bins to store in your office.
These bins can be used to collect documents and files before the provider arrives for pickup and destruction. You can choose to watch as the provider shreds your documents, and you’ll be supplied with a certificate of destruction once the shredding is completed.
Mobile Shredding Security Features
Mobile shredding offers a highly secure method of document destruction. From the collection of documents and pickup of locked bins to witnessed shredding and proof of destruction, multiple layers of security are built into the process.
Locking Shred Bins
To help keep information secure between pickups, mobile shredding providers give you a locking shred bin to collect paperwork and other materials for shredding. Like the one-way slots on mailboxes, shredding bins also have a slot used to drop documents into the container where they can be securely stored until the next scheduled visit from the mobile shredding provider.
Shred bins also come in multiple sizes to match your shredding volume, ranging from small personal shred containers (PDC) to large shredding carts and totes.
Zero-contact Shredding Trucks
Building on the security benefit of shred bins always being locked, with mobile shredding when those bins are emptied into the truck’s built-in shredder, it requires zero contact from the workers who operate the truck.
Mobile shredding trucks work similar to garbage trucks where rather than dumpsters, large mechanical arms are used to lift shred bins up and into the shredder, in turn letting both you and the shredding employees watch from the curbside while the documents are destroyed.
Witnessed Shredding
Just like it sounds, with witnessed shredding, individuals are able to watch the entire shredding process themselves. In mobile shredding’s case, it offers the security benefit of you being able to watch from your curbside as the materials are destroyed by the shredding truck.
Certificates of Destruction
Certificates of destruction are formal documents provided as the final step in the shredding process. A certificate can be used as proof of compliance with document retention and destruction requirements for laws like HIPAA and includes a variety of details that prove every step of the shredding was secure, including:
| Certificate Component | What It Includes & Why It Matters |
| Transaction Number | A unique, serialized number used to track the destruction event and support audit trails. |
| Chain of Custody | Documentation showing when, where, and how materials were transferred for destruction. |
| Terms & Conditions Reference | Confirms the policies and procedures followed during the destruction process. |
| Fiduciary Responsibility Agreement | Establishes that the provider accepts responsibility for handling materials as confidential. |
| Collection & Destruction Dates | Records when materials were collected and when they were fully destroyed. |
| Destruction Location | Identifies where the destruction physically took place. |
| Witness Verification | Includes the name of a person who witnessed the destruction process. |
Mobile shredding offers a highly secure method of document destruction, with convenience and affordability for any business. By working with a mobile shredding provider, you’ll have the confidence and peace of mind that comes with secure services.
Secure Mobile Shredding With Shred Nations
Are you ready to schedule your mobile shredding service? Shred Nations can help! Our nationwide network of trusted partners offer document destruction services that work with your schedule and your budget. From off-site shredding and one-time purges to hard drive destruction and recurring services, Shred Nations can help you find the right service and a trusted provider.
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