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1. Why should I have a
shredding service instead of shredding in
house by purchasing my own shredder?
It
will cost you 3 to 5 times more to shred
in-house than to hire a shredding service;
the cost of the shredding machine,
maintenance, electrical usage and disposal –
not to mention the cost of labor, which adds
up to much more than the cost a scheduled
shredding service. Plus, we do all the work
for you!
Example:
1st Secure Shredding
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In-House Shredding |
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No initial
purchase
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By shredding
everything the guess work is
avoided
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By using us,
employees are able to focus
on their primary
responsibilities
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We provide at
no cost to you containers as
part of your service
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The dust and
debris remains in our mobile
shredder
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No
maintenance costs.
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Container
opening is wide enough to
put everything in. Or you
may open up the containers
to add large volumes of
books or files.
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Purchase
commercial grade shredder
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Employees
sorting between confidential
and non-confidential is time
consuming and error prone.
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Employees
spend time removing staples,
paper clips, binders, while
shredding a few sheets at a
time.
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Confidential
documents are left in
unsecured bins, trash, and
desktops
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Employees
have to deal with dust and
debris created by the
shredders.
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You have
ongoing maintenance costs
and continual purchase of
bags for shredding waste.
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Papers get
stuck or too thick to shred
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2. Are there any
restrictions about what we can put into the
containers?
No,
anything and everything can be included. 3
ring binders, paper clips, staples, rubber
bands, file folders, CDs, etc.
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3. What if we need you to
come out before my scheduled service date?
It’s
simple; either call us @ 678-773-9306 or
simply click on the “Contact
Us” page and complete the brief
questionnaire.
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4. What if we wanted to add
or delete the number of containers that we
have or the frequency of service?
Again, all it takes is either a phone call
or click on the “Contract Us” page and let
us know what you need.
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5. Do you issue a
certificate of destruction?
Yes,
when the job has been completed, the
customer service representative will hand
you your COD immediately for your records.
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6. How do I know everything
has been destroyed?
You
may watch the entire process on a TV monitor
that is on the side of the truck.
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7. How do you ensure our
security?
We
conduct a thorough background check and
require that each employee has a clean
driving and criminal record. All personnel
submit to ongoing, credit checks, criminal
history and have random drug testing. We go
to the highest level of security available.
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8. What if I only need
shredding once a year?
Depending on your location it can be as
quick as the next service day.
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9. Can I keep my boxes?
Yes,
you may keep them to reuse.
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10. Do you bring the
shredder into our office?
No,
all shredding is done with the commercial
shredders that are mounted in our trucks.
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11. How do we pay for your
services?
You
may pay with either a check or credit card.
For regular service we will invoice you on a
monthly basis. For clean-out/purges we will
give you your invoice at the time of service
and you may either pay with a check or
credit card.
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12. Do you have lockable
containers?
Yes,
we offer a variety of containers, both
lockable and unlockable to meet any need
that you have. We provide locking consoles,
64 gallon and 96 gallon rolling bins. We
can also provide under the desk locking
containers. All free of charge for your
use.
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13. Why would I use a
shredding service instead of just recycling?
A
Recycling center is not designed to provide
security. Recycling centers are accessible
to the public. All the paper is sorted in
whole form for the different grades by
recycling employees. They use open
collection containers exposed to the eyes of
anyone.
Plus
when your paper is in route to the recycling
center if an accident should occur, your
information could be exposed to everyone all
over the highway.
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14. Do you shred both
residential and commercial?
Yes,
1st Secure Shredding services both types of
customers.
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15. Can you shred product
– Hard Drives and X rays, etc.?
Yes
we can!
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16. Do you use cross-cut
shredding methods?
No,
our paper is actually torn at the fiber,
making it more difficult to reconstruct.
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17. Do you recycle?
Yes!
All of our shredded documents are recycled
at several facilities sent to the mills and
made back into paper products.
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18. What should be
shredded?
EVERYTHING: We can shred paper, blueprints,
microfilm/fiche/ CDs/DVD/videotapes, credit
& ID cards, X-rays, pill bottles, magazines,
hard drives, etc.
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