Why choose secure shredding?

Professional paper shredding and recycling services are more secure and cost-effective than relying on office shredders. In-house shredding wastes valuable employee time and resources, while small shredders are slow, unreliable, and less secure. Consider the cost of even one employee spending just an hour each month shredding documents—then multiply that across your staff. A-1 Shredding’s mobile, secure shredding service not only protects your information but can also save your business money every month. 

Identity theft is a serious crime—but it’s also preventable. Every business has a responsibility to safeguard the sensitive information of its customers, clients, employees, and partners. Documents containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit card details, and bank account information must be securely destroyed. Professional shredding and recycling permanently eliminate this data, protecting you, your employees, and your clients. 

• Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA): Its "Disposal Rule" mandates that anyone who “maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information for a business purpose” must take reasonable measures during disposal to prevent unauthorized access or reconstruction—such as burning, shredding, or pulverizing paper documents HHS.gov+15Legal Information Institute+15nerecordretention.com+15.
   
• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act): For protected health information (PHI), HIPAA requires that paper records be shredded, burned, pulped, or pulverized so that the information becomes unreadable, indecipherable, and cannot be reconstructed Proshred® Security+3HHS.gov+3HHS.gov+3.
   
• Gramm‑Leach‑Bliley Act (GLBA): The GLBA's Safeguards Rule obligates financial institutions (e.g. banks, insurers, mortgage firms) to have a written information security program that includes secure disposal of customer information. While it doesn't prescribe a specific method, secure destruction (like shredding in line with best practices such as NIST 800‑88) is considered a compliance‑wise approach fdic.gov+15SemShred+15A1 Data Shred+15.
   
• Penalties: These laws carry serious consequences for non-compliance. While exact penalties vary (and calculating monetary penalties per record requires legal counsel), violations such as improper disposal of Social Security numbers, credit data, or medical info can result in significant fines, regulatory enforcement, and reputational damage.

At A-1 Shredding, Inc., security and sustainability go hand in hand. Every 2,000 pounds of paper we recycle saves 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy, and 7,000 gallons of water. That’s a 64% energy savings, 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution.

Recycling paper also prevents harmful carbon emissions—17 trees can absorb 250 pounds of CO₂ each year, while burning that same ton of paper would release 1,500 pounds of CO₂. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recycling reduces water pollution by 35% and air pollution by 74% compared to producing new paper.

By choosing A-1 Shredding, you’re not only protecting sensitive information—you’re helping steward the planet's resources!