To pick up the extra volume you have to shred, you could invest in a higher-quality shredder-but how many shredders do you have to replace before you start considering other methods to take care of this mundane task? ![]() Several things factor into the costs you incur when you shred your documents in-house instead of using a mobile shredding or offsite shredding service in Northern California. Here are some of the things you should consider before you start having employees tackle a large shredding project with a store-bought shredder. Have you considered all the benefits and risks? The Bottom LineEverything employees factors into the money you make every month. Excluding the cost of purchasing the paper shredder itself let’s look at several other items directly associated with shredding your documents internally- they’re probably costing you more than you think.The Hourly Rate of the Employee Doing the ShreddingDo the math- if you take the average labor cost of your employees doing a minimum amount of shredding per week or per month, the odds are you’re close to- or more than- the cost of one trip from a mobile shredding truck. If your employees have to spend more than 2 hours a week (25 minutes a day) shredding documents, you’re losing money by not utilizing a mobile shredding service.The Cost of Ongoing Maintenance and Replacement Shredding MachinesRegular shredding causes wear and tear—especially if you’re trying to shred more documents per page or a shredder that doesn’t handle staples or paper clips. If you replace a $40 shredding machine two times in a year, you’re more than halfway to an annual visit from a mobile shredding truck that guarantees your documents are securely shredded.Document SecurityThe most important reason to think about hiring an onsite shredding service is the security of your documents. There are Federal and state laws that require businesses to protect confidential and personal information- you also need to protect documents from unauthorized access and disclosure.![]() Even if you have a shredding plan in place, you also need to consider who’s shredding your documents. Any non-authorized employee shredding documents might be creating a huge problem. That employee has the time and ability to read, copy, or steal any documents they choose- which also increases the risk of your proprietary documents and information falling into the hands of your competitors or identity thieves. Time/DistractionsTime is money- and it takes time to shred paper. You create hours upon hours of wasted hours that are lost to shredding documents instead of tackling regular office duties. This includes lost productivity and the inconvenience and distractions that shredding paper onsite causes. The sound of a shredding machine isn’t something that’s easy to tune out.LimitationsStore-bought shredders are limited. They jam and overheat if you use them for a long period of time-you might be able to shred 2-3 pieces at a time, but if you have 3000 documents to shred, we know it will take a long time to get the job done. The result is a bunch of files that STILL that need to be shredded, and more hours of otherwise productive work wasted.So What Other Choice Do You Have? Mobile Shredding and Offsite Shredding!![]()
Mobile shredding and offsite shredding will give you a secure, reliable way to dispose of your documents and minimizes the chance that your company will be a victim of corporate espionage, identity theft, or fraud. No matter which service you choose, you’re going to have a secure, easy-to-manage way to shred your documents no matter where you are in California. Get Free Quotes on Shredding Services in SacramentoTo get Free, No-Obligation Quotes on mobile or offsite shredding from Sacramento Shredding Services, just give us a call at (916) 520-6450, or request a FREE quote today. |