BudgetShred
9475 Gerwig Lane, Columbia, Maryland, United States

• Security. Leaving it up to your employees to decide what to destroy can be problematic and important documents can find their way into a nearby trash can instead of the office paper shredder. Providing your employees with a convenient locked bin where documents can be securely disposed of in seconds is an easy and affordable answer. With BudgetShred, your sensitive materials are secure from the moment they are picked up until the time they are destroyed, guaranteed. A certificate of destruction documenting the entire chain of custody and serving as legal documentation for your records is sent following every service.
• Cost. Shredding with us costs a lot less than you might think (around $1 a day). We have no additional charges such as fuel surcharges or pick up fees. We charge a fixed flat price per container or box and never by the pound or by the minute-like the other paper shredding companies, so budgeting your document destruction costs is easy and predictable. We even cost less than doing it yourself (click here for an example)
• It's better for the environment. 100% of the paper we pick up from your office is recycled into new paper products. If you do your own paper shredding, chances are a large percentage of your office paper, shredded or un-shredded, probably leaves your office by way of a dumpster. In the years ahead, responsible corporate citizens will need to lead the way maintaining sustainable natural resource policies and recycling 100% of your office paper is a great place to start!
• Two Secure Document and Paper Shredding Locations to better serve our Customers in the Washington DC and Baltimore, Maryland Areas. We have a new location in Columbia, MD to better service our Baltimore, MD area customers. This new secure document shredding location along with our existing location which already services the Washington DC Metro area gives us quicker paper shredding and document destruction turn around times for the entire Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia region.
• Do we offer cheap / discount paper shredding? You bet! We're proud to be the lowest cost document security company in the area! How are we able to charge less and still maintain the highest security standards? Efficiency. In order to save you money, we constantly analyze all aspects of our business: the types of fuel efficient trucks and equipment we use, the routes our drivers take, even the best times during the day to collect your documents. We pass these savings on to you! We can even save you money if you currently shred your own documents.

Services

BudgetShred offers secure document purge services and paper shredding services to meet your office needs throughout Washington DC, Maryland (MD) and Virginia (VA), whether it be one-time, on-going or on an as-needed basis.
One-time / Purge Service
Generally customers choose to store their files in a standard 12" x 16" file box, therefore we use this as our unit of measure for billing purposes. For your convenience, we will collect your files in boxes, file cabinets or use any sized container for collection.
On-going / Routine Service
We will provide office friendly, locking security containers for materials to be destroyed. We offer many different styles of bins and cabinets, including the most popular, a 64-gallon mobile unit or a 32-gallon stationary melamine cabinet. Containers are provided at no cost-no installation or rental fees. Service is provided on a set day and frequency, eliminating the need to call for service. We offer daily, weekly, monthly and bi-monthly service. We offer "Next Day" Paper Shredding Services, also.
Secure Document Storage
We also offer secure document storage for boxes or filing cabinets you may want to keep.
Electronic Media Destruction and Recycling
BudgetShred can organize, dismantle, package, and remove surplus computer equipment safely and securely. The entire computer recycling and destruction process is performed by experienced and professional employees who are bonded, drug tested, have undergone thorough background checks, and sign non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.

Why Shred?

Two reasons. First, because as a successful business person you know protecting your clients private data is the right thing to do. Second, because there are numerous laws in place that require you to "do the right thing!" All businesses are entrusted with information that must remain confidential. Customers, vendors, and employees have a legal right to have their information protected. When a company discards information without proper destruction, it usually ends up in the dumpster where it is easily and legally exposed to the public. Once a breach in trust has occurred, companies are at risk of criminal and civil prosecution, as well as the costly loss of good reputation and business.
Consumer privacy has become such a serious issue that state and federal legislation have been enacted to protect our privacy. Yearly, Washington DC, Maryland (MD) and Virginia (VA) legislatures consider many bills related to the issue of consumer privacy.Identity theft is on the rise nationwide, with someone falling victim at an alarming rate of every 79 seconds. It is estimated that this year alone, over 400,000 Americans will be robbed of their identities, with more than $4 billion stolen in their names. With a minimal amount of personal information found in refuse, criminals have ruined credit, stolen social security checks, and charged hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash advances and merchandise credit card numbers. Where would a thief get such information? His best source is your garbage!How do you prevent identity theft and protect your clients who entrust you with their personal information? The answer is simple: BudgetShred. Utilizing state-of-the-art shredding equipment, we offer the most secure, convenient and cost effective document destruction in the Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA) and Washington DC area. Responsible businesses use BudgetShred as an integral step in the paper flow process. If it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed, call us todayIn partnership with our valued customers, we we're proud to have helped conserve more than 8500 trees, 1500 yards of landfill space and 3,500,00 gallons of water last year. When you hire BudgetShred you won't just be getting a great document security company, you'll be partnering with a document shredding company who values the environment as much as you do and works hard everyday to help protect it.

On-Site-Off Site-Drop Off

Some businesses require document shredding to be done at their place of business. Some businesses would rather cut costs and get it done fast with Off-Site Document Shredding. Some home offices don’t generate enough paper for On Site or Off Site Shredding- they prefer Drop Off Paper Shredding.

Will you watch the entire document shredding process?
Will you be out there in the parking lot watching us shred in the rain and snow? If you won't, consider saving up to $100 by letting us do the paper shredding Off-Site. You’ll get the same Chain of Custody Receipt and Certificate of Destruction.

Is it worth paying more for a less efficient-more expensive method?
Our Off-Site Document Shredding is quick, we will be in and out of your establishment in a matter of minutes without the noise and distraction of a big on-site shredding truck. We take all the cardboard boxes. With On-site paper shredding we typically can’t take the boxes.

Do you have the time (and strength) to take your boxes to our location in Columbia, MD?
If so, give us a call to talk about our new Shredding Drop Off Program.A BudgetShred paper shredding specialist can help you decide on the best, lowest cost paper shredding program. You can be confident that regardless of which method you choose, your documents will be secure from start to finish. We guarantee it!