OFF-SITE SHREDDING

Secure, cost-effective and transparent

For organisations which require ongoing, verified destruction of sensitive materials, Iron Mountain offers secure, off-site shredding services. Strict best practices ensure a closed and consistent chain-of-custody, resulting in a tightly controlled, documented process that limits security breaches.

Iron Mountain Off-Site Shredding offers:

• Complete destruction of paper, plastics and other media
• Trained personnel and highly secure facilities and processes
• Documented chain-of-custody for accountability
• Secure, environmentally friendly disposition of shredded materials Short-term holding option for last-minute recovery
• Witnessed destruction, as required

A secure process, from end to end

With Off-Site Shredding, Iron Mountain places secure containers in appropriate locations on your premises. At regularly scheduled intervals, our uniformed specialists transfer the containers to secure vehicles. Materials are delivered to one of our secure shredding centres, which feature strict ID badge/security procedures, perimeter monitoring, secure exterior fencing, and closed-circuit TV surveillance.

After materials are shredded beyond practicable reconstruction, paper is sent to pulping mills for recycling; plastics are delivered to a recycling facility. At the conclusion of every shredding engagement, a certificate of destruction is provided, ensuring a documented end to the chain-of-custody established by Iron Mountain.

Short-term retention - just in case

Iron Mountain can establish a delayed shredding service for your materials. Discarded documents can be stored for extended periods before shredding, giving customers an added recovery option if important documents are inadvertently misplaced. This can be an important part of a Data Protection compliance programme.