It is Secure
- Shredding takes place in our state of the art shredding trucks
at your location, before it leaves your control.
- All of our trucks are equipped with enclosed automatic bin
tippers eliminating any contact with your documents before they
are destroyed.
- You may witness the entire process.
- A Certification of Destruction is provided as proof your documents
are destroyed.
- All associates are thoroughly screened prior to being hired
including criminal, civil, credit and driving background checks
as well as drug screening.
- C.O.P.S is fully insured and bonded.
It is Customer Service
- C.O.P.S. is on time. Whether you need scheduled service or call
in C.O.P.S. will be there.
- Our service is fast. With our high capacity industrial shredders
we are in and out of your business very swiftly.
- All our containers are Bar Coded and scanned when destroyed
so we can document the exact time a container was destroyed.
- All our associates are friendly, uniformed. Each one is insured
and bonded for your protection.
It is Easy
- No need to remove staples, paper clips, binder clips, file folders,
report covers C.O.P.S. can shred it all.
- There is no dirt, paper dust, noise, clean up, bag changes
or other shred-it yourself headaches. We take care of everything
for you – even recycling.
- We monitor and track the fullness of your containers and make
recommendations to ensure the most efficient and economical solution
for your business.
- Your service can be tailored to meet your needs.
- We can also shred directly from your file drawers or file storage
boxes.
- We provide itemized invoices monthly.
- No contract is required for service.
It is Cost Effective
- C.O.P.S. is significantly less expensive than in-house shredding
and will free your staff to do more productive jobs.
- Security containers provided free of charge.
- C.O.P.S. can shred in minutes what would take hours or days
to do with an office shredder.
- Reduces your liability by insuring you are in compliance with
privacy laws.
It is Socially and Environmentally Responsible
- All shredded paper is recycled reducing landfills and saving
trees.
- Ensures that sensitive information is destroyed in a regular
and timely manner.
- Demonstrates respect and priority to protecting the privacy
of both yours and your client’s personal information.
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The True Cost of your Office
Shredder
Do you shred paper at your office? Good. That means you understand
the importance of not just tossing confidential documents. But
how much is it costing you to shred paper using an office shredder?
Good question. To answer this, we purchased a standard office shredder
from Staples. It shreds 1 sheet in 5 seconds. It can take about 4
sheets without jamming. That means it shreds 1 sheet in about 1.25
seconds.
A ream of paper has 500 sheets of paper in it. The standard 20 pound
office paper weighs 5 pounds. In other words, 1 pound of paper is
100 sheets.
At the throughput described above, it takes 125 seconds to shred a
pound of paper or, 2.083 minutes per pound. At that rate, you are
shredding paper at the enormous rate of 28 pounds per hour.
So how much does that cost? Assume that you pay your operator $7 per
hour. You also have to assume that your shredder operates constantly,
it never jams or stops, and it is fed continuously. At that rate,
you pay about 24.3 cents a pound.
Unfortunately, the shredder does jam and the instructions say to run
it only 3 out of 5 minutes. At that rate and at the same $7 per hour,
you pay 40.5 cents a pound.
Rarely do you pay an office worker only $7 per hour. If you assume
that you pay $12 an hour and the printer runs continuously, you pay
41 cents a pound. Running at the rate the shredder manufacturer recommends
costs you 70 cents a pound.
These figures only take into account the cost of the operator. Adding
in hassles such as disposing of the waste, electricity and cost of
the worker only make the case stronger.
The result? For offices producing only a few sheets of paper a day,
a standard office shredder makes sense. Once you get over a few sheets
of paper a day, it makes sense to hire CONFIDENTIAL
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