On-site paper shredding is the secure destruction of confidential documents at your premises using a mobile shredding truck. Paper is shredded before we leave your site, so sensitive information does not travel elsewhere intact. After shredding, you receive a Certificate of Destruction to support your audit trail and internal record keeping.
This guide explains what on-site shredding involves, when it is the right option, how the process works, and how to prepare for a smooth collection.
On-site shredding means confidential paper is destroyed at your premises rather than being transported elsewhere intact. It suits organisations that want clear control over the process, plus straightforward proof of destruction for internal policy, governance, or compliance.
Choose a date and time that fits your operations. For one-off clear-outs, a suitable slot is arranged in advance. For ongoing needs, a schedule can be set around your volume.
If you generate confidential paper regularly, secure consoles can be supplied for your workplace. This allows staff to dispose of sensitive documents day to day, rather than storing boxes or bags in open areas.
For a clear-out, organise records into boxes or bags ahead of the visit. You do not need to remove staples or paperclips.
If you are clearing archive rooms or storage areas, pick a single holding area on site. One room is ideal. It keeps the visit organised and reduces disruption.
On the day, documents are placed into secure locked bins or collected from consoles, then taken directly to the mobile shredding truck outside.
Paper is destroyed immediately using industrial shredding equipment, before we leave your premises.
A Certificate of Destruction is provided after each visit, giving you proof that the material has been destroyed.
After shredding, paper residue is removed for recycling into paper-based products such as office paper, tissue products, cardboard, and newspapers.
On-site shredding is a strong fit for:
Best for steady ongoing paper output. Consoles can remain on site and collections happen on an agreed routine.
Best for archive clean-ups, office moves, and storage clear-outs. You gather the paper and everything is destroyed during the arranged visit.
Decide what is definitely to be destroyed (remove anything you must retain)
Gather material into one holding area (especially for bulk jobs)
Use boxes or bags to keep the collection quick and tidy
Remove paper from lever arch files in advance for large clear-outs
Appoint one person as the on-site contact for access and sign-off
Remove staples or paperclips
Spend time feeding office shredders
Store loose piles of confidential paperwork in open areas
Yes. Paper is shredded on-site in the mobile shredding truck before we leave your premises.
A Certificate of Destruction is provided after each visit.
No. Staples and paperclips can stay in place.
Yes. One-off shredding can be arranged for bulk document destruction, archive clear-outs, and storage clean-ups.
Secure consoles can be supplied so staff can dispose of confidential paper safely between collections.
Paper residue is removed for recycling into paper-based products.
Yes. We provide a nationwide service, including Dublin and Cork.
Yes. If you also need destruction for IT media (hard drives, laptops, backup tapes), this is handled through secure on-site IT destruction.
Our team will be happy to help you find the ideal on-site confidential shredding solution for your company. You can contact us for more details regarding our small business shredding services.
