How Mobile Paper Shredding Works | PROSHRED®

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FACTA) all businesses or organizations must take “reasonable steps” to destroy their customers' sensitive information which includes payment processing information, confidential correspondences, and proprietary information.  While there are various methods that are considered “reasonable”; mobile paper shredding is often the most affordable, secure, and convenient method.

Mobile Shredding is a form of document destruction where your documents are destroyed onsite at your business, residence, or storage location. With this form of destruction, your items are transferred into a secure wheeled bin by a trained technician and then lifted into a mobile shredding truck which will destroy your items via pierce-and-tear shredding.

During this process, you or a member of your organization are able to witness the destruction via a monitor affixed to the side of the truck, giving you a level of peace-of-mind which can only be achieved through onsite, mobile paper shredding. We offer both one-time purge shredding to securely destroy stored documents as well as a regularly scheduled shredding service to ensure your organization is continually protecting its confidential information. 

Why is mobile shredding more secure than offsite shredding?

When it comes to destroying your sensitive documents or your organization’s sensitive documents; there are many factors to consider, one of the most important being security.  By using an onsite, mobile shredding service, you are able to eliminate doubt that your documents could see the light of day. A very important factor to consider for any information destruction project (whether you are destroying paper documents, hard drives, or branded materials) is the chain of custody. 

Using a mobile paper shredding service ensures that the chain of custody is clear and simplified. Your items are destroyed at your location by a professional, background-checked technician in a manner in which you can witness the entire process.  With offsite shredding services, the chain of custody is much vaguer. Your items are picked up from a location and brought to a facility where they could be handled by unknown, often non-background-checked employees. 

Additionally, it is often unclear when and where your documents are destroyed or uncertain if they are even destroyed.  By using a mobile shredding service, these uncertainties are made clear allowing you to focus on your business or organization and giving you unparalleled peace of mind.

Protect Data

Due to the number of data hacks and theft attempts that have taken place over the past few years, businesses need to take the proper steps to protect any data. If you are getting rid of old equipment, there is likely a surprising amount of sensitive data stored on it. Even if you were to delete all files and try to wipe your hard drive, there is likely still information that can be accessed. When you use a hard drive destruction service, it will completely destroy the drive and any information.

Comply with Regulations

Depending on the industry that you operate in, there are bound to be requirements around protecting business and customer data. Even if you follow the proper processes and are diligent, there is still a chance your data could be stolen. If this occurs, you could face regulatory punishment on top of financial and reputational setbacks. If you use a hard drive disposal service that completely gets rid of this data, you can mitigate this risk to ensure you stay in good standing. It can also help to reduce your liability risks, which can help manage insurance costs for your overall business.