Document Shredding Costs
Discussion
Having a damned good tidy up and de-clutter and there's years of things like old bank statements and general paperwork that needs getting rid of.
Not enough to warrant buying a decent shredder, too much to put through a £30 five sheet at a time shredder, and not stuff I'd be comfortable putting in general waste.
A quick look on Google and Sure Store charge £6 a bag and there's one two minutes down the road from me.
There are lots of other services but they mostly seem to be "contact us".
Sure Store seem reputable and they offer destruction certificates and their website has all the stuff you'd expect on it.
Simple as that?
Not enough to warrant buying a decent shredder, too much to put through a £30 five sheet at a time shredder, and not stuff I'd be comfortable putting in general waste.
A quick look on Google and Sure Store charge £6 a bag and there's one two minutes down the road from me.
There are lots of other services but they mostly seem to be "contact us".
Sure Store seem reputable and they offer destruction certificates and their website has all the stuff you'd expect on it.
Simple as that?
I used a local place just before we moved house.
20-25 large boxes of paperwork, must have been at least 1000+ sheets in each. If not more.
Turned up, weighed in, weighed out and charged £45+vat.
It all went into the (gigantic) shredder in front of me and then issued a CoD.
It was about 1 massive commercial biffa bin full if that helps.
20-25 large boxes of paperwork, must have been at least 1000+ sheets in each. If not more.
Turned up, weighed in, weighed out and charged £45+vat.
It all went into the (gigantic) shredder in front of me and then issued a CoD.
It was about 1 massive commercial biffa bin full if that helps.
Burning isn't going to happen and I'm afraid I'm totally turned off by all the "Contact us and one of our specialists will get back to you" rubbish when I just want to get a few bags of paper disposed of safely.
So three empty bags from Sure Store was £18 and I can bag it all up tomorrow and drop it off Monday and get a destruction certificate emailed too.
Thanks all
So three empty bags from Sure Store was £18 and I can bag it all up tomorrow and drop it off Monday and get a destruction certificate emailed too.
Thanks all
I bought at the time what would have today be about 100 quid , Fellows crosscut shredder, Used it once a week for about 7 years then almost killed it just before leaving Australia .... so very handy and super cheap in long run. About 10 sheets at a time sort of thing
Once I moved ( about 10 years ago) bought and still using a new one. ( tbh its probably ready for change now )
Wouldn't be without . I haven't put anything even remotely personal /information based in bin un shredded for 30 years
Once I moved ( about 10 years ago) bought and still using a new one. ( tbh its probably ready for change now )
Wouldn't be without . I haven't put anything even remotely personal /information based in bin un shredded for 30 years
trickywoo said:
I wouldn’t recommend burning. Multiple page stuff needs a lot of agitation to burn throughly.
I’ve had intense hours long burns and still find unburnt and legible pieces of paper.
I love a burn up but it’s far from the best way to get rid of paperwork.
This, paper always seems to smell very strong too. I think the only way to burn paper well is in a proper rotating burner thats a bit like a washing machine. I’ve had intense hours long burns and still find unburnt and legible pieces of paper.
I love a burn up but it’s far from the best way to get rid of paperwork.
We purchased a house from a dead drs estate
It has a library literally full of paper work about all sorts
The family simply didn’t care so it was out job to get rid of it
He had mountains and mountains of paper work, incredible amount
I filled a wheelie bin with water and tossed ina a load of paper work, a few hours later stirred it with a spade
Repeat a few times over a few days and the paper went to mush
I then drilled a small hole in the bottom to let the water slowly drip out
Left bin in sun and it eventually left a gloopy mess that I put regular rubbish on top and the bin men took it
Did take a while and you need a spare wheelie bin
Failing that I’d spend tv watching time a scrumping it up and have a jolly big bonfire on bonfire night
It has a library literally full of paper work about all sorts
The family simply didn’t care so it was out job to get rid of it
He had mountains and mountains of paper work, incredible amount
I filled a wheelie bin with water and tossed ina a load of paper work, a few hours later stirred it with a spade
Repeat a few times over a few days and the paper went to mush
I then drilled a small hole in the bottom to let the water slowly drip out
Left bin in sun and it eventually left a gloopy mess that I put regular rubbish on top and the bin men took it
Did take a while and you need a spare wheelie bin
Failing that I’d spend tv watching time a scrumping it up and have a jolly big bonfire on bonfire night
I had a mass clearout and spent a day running paper through 2 small home/office shredders before I gave up - shred in one until the motor overheat protection kicked in, then used the other one until that overheated, waited until the first one to cool down etc etc.
In the end I loaded my paper into a hiking rucksack and used the shredders at work. Some colleagues were chuffed at having extra animal bedding.
In the end I loaded my paper into a hiking rucksack and used the shredders at work. Some colleagues were chuffed at having extra animal bedding.
Is there a local incinerator place nearby?
We used one for burning waste tonacco from a factory. Burned and destruction cert given to keep HMRC happy.
When I worked in a steelworks the local police used to bring stuff in to be burnt in our furnaces. They watched it being put in. Nearly all paperwork but some old uniforms. Some helmets did get "saved" from destruction.
We used one for burning waste tonacco from a factory. Burned and destruction cert given to keep HMRC happy.
When I worked in a steelworks the local police used to bring stuff in to be burnt in our furnaces. They watched it being put in. Nearly all paperwork but some old uniforms. Some helmets did get "saved" from destruction.
sospan said:
Is there a local incinerator place nearby?
We used one for burning waste tonacco from a factory. Burned and destruction cert given to keep HMRC happy.
When I worked in a steelworks the local police used to bring stuff in to be burnt in our furnaces. They watched it being put in. Nearly all paperwork but some old uniforms. Some helmets did get "saved" from destruction.
All of our business & residential waste goes to the local municipal incinerator & converted into electricity. Having been on a tour of the plant I know that the refuse truck goes straight there at the end of the collection round.We used one for burning waste tonacco from a factory. Burned and destruction cert given to keep HMRC happy.
When I worked in a steelworks the local police used to bring stuff in to be burnt in our furnaces. They watched it being put in. Nearly all paperwork but some old uniforms. Some helmets did get "saved" from destruction.
That being so do we need to shred any paperwork at all ?
Red9zero said:
Got a shredder in the office ? 
I did this. Two office shredders next to one another, Saturday morning. Just be careful as I went to put my mug in the kitchen when I’d finished and walked back into the meeting room I’d been using and it was absolutely covered with dust and bits, I’d not noticed the progressive change. Cleaning cupboard was locked so had to bribe the cleaner with a yorkie Monday morning…Burning isn’t great as a lot of paper now is not particularly combustible, I’ve noticed that the Sunday times I buy during the winter months to light the fire is getting more and more difficult to light.
I’ll go with one of the secure bag companies next time.
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