Why is on-site shredding better than off-site?

It is not a matter of better or worse, but really a matter of confidentiality and security of information. Most business entities generate information that is of value to their competitors. This sacrosanct information and other nonpublic information–NPI-- has names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, credit records and other data that would be harmful to the business (employee or customer) if it fell into the wrong hands. With an off-site shredding or recycling service, once your documents leave your location, you can never be sure of how this material is handled, or who may have access to it (Some off-site recycling firms never shred material, but instead separate it by color, bale and recycle it.) The FTC Safeguards Rule of the GLB Act requires firms that use off-site recyclers to personally monitor this process; documents of destruction issued without this safeguard have no legal value. With our professionals, your documents are shredded on-site in a caged, secure environment; ...  more