FAQs
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| | Q. Are you licensed, bonded and insured?
A. Yes. We are AAA NAID security certified, licensed and bonded.
Q. If my material is stored in a hard to access location can you provide the necessary labor to remove the material? For example, if my material is located in a basement, attic, or off-site storage facility can you still accommodate me?
A. Automated Shredding will provide labor necessary to complete any job. We have moved boxes from basements, attics and off-site storage facilities. In some cases, we’ve traveled to several off-site facilities for the same customer. We will do all we can to please the customer. Automated Shredding specializes in both commercial AND residential paper shredding.
Q. What are some examples of what I should shred?
A. Below is a list of examples of what to shred:
- Address labels from junk mail and magazines
- ATM receipts
- Bank statements
- Birth certificate copies
- Canceled and voided checks
- Credit and charge card bills, carbon copies, summaries and receipts
- Credit reports and histories
- Documents containing names, addresses, phone numbers or e-mail addresses
- Documents relating to investments
- Documents containing passwords or PIN numbers
- Driver's licenses or items with a driver's license number
- Employee pay stubs
- Employment records
- Expired passports and visas
- Unlaminated identification cards (college IDs, state IDs, employee ID badges, military IDs)
- Legal documents
- Investment, stock and property transactions
- Items with a signature (leases, contracts, letters)
- Luggage tags
- Medical and dental records
- Papers with a Social Security number
- Pre-approved credit card applications
- Receipts with checking account numbers
- Report cards
- Resumés or curriculum vitae
- Tax forms
- Transcripts
- Travel itineraries
- Used airline tickets
- Utility bills (telephone, gas, electric, water, cable TV, Internet)
Q. Are your customers able to witness the paper shredding process?
A. Yes, we strongly encourage our customers to witness destruction on our color monitor located on the shredding truck.
Q. Are you approved to shred HIPAA-related documents including medical records and medical electronically stored records?
A. No shredding company is HIPPA approved or certified. However, we are NAID AAA security- certified, and following NAID guidelines we do help keep our customers compliant with HIPPA regulations and offer confidential and secure destruction of your medical records.
Q. Under the HIPAA regulations, is it recommended that all medical records should be destroyed?
A. Yes, HIPPA requires that all medical information is destroyed.
Q. Do I need to remove all paperclips, stables, or binders from my documents before they are able to be shredded?
A. No, you do not need to remove these articles in order for them be shredded.
Q. What do you do with the paper once you shred it?
A. Once the paper is shredded, it is baled into 2,000 pound bales and sent to the paper mill where it is reduced to a liquid pulp. This pulp is then recycled into new paper.
Q. How quickly can Automated Shredding pick up my documents?
A. If requested we will do everything possible to give you same day service or arrive within 24 hours at your preferred location. At Automated Shredding we provide service 24 hours a day and weekend service at no extra cost. We also offer residential shredding and will arrive at your home at a scheduled time that works for you.
Q. Do you supply containers for us to place our documents in for shredding?
A. Yes, we supply locked, security bins for your documents at absolutely no cost to you. The only cost that you incur is the paper shredding cost. | |
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