What are your hours?
Shred Spot is open from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday and from 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays.
Where are you located?
Our only facility is located at 3141 MacArthur Blvd., Northbrook, IL 60062. Click here for directions
Do I need to make an appointment to bring my paper in?
Shred Spot is open for drop-offs between 9 AM and 5 PM Monday – Friday and from 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays.
Walk-ins are welcome, though appointments receive priority. You can schedule a drop-off appointment online.
Upon arrival, pull up to the garage door in the front of the building and we will help you unload your vehicle. We’ll then bring the material into our facility for destruction. A certificate of destruction is provided upon request.
How much does paper shredding cost?
Drop-off:
- $.25/pound shredded. $10 minimum effective 5/1/24.
Pick-up and haul-away for off-site shredding in Northbrook:
- $.25/pound shredding with an additional service fee that varies by location
Pick-up and shred on-site at your location:
- $200 minimum. Includes (3) 64 gallon containers to be filled and shredded. $50 per 64 gallon container shredded after that.
How much does electronic data storage device destruction cost?
Hard Drive, Solid State Drive and Embedded Memory Storage Device Destruction
- $5/storage drive
- $10/storage drive if it needs to be removed from the device (devices include computers, laptops, external hard drive cases, cell phones, tablets, etc.)
Servers
- $5/storage drive removed from the server
CDs, Floppy Disks, Thumb Drives, etc.
- $.25/pound
Flat Screen Television and Computer Monitor Recycling
- $.50/pound
$10 minimum on drop-offs effective 5/1/24.
Pick-up and haul-away destruction is available with an additional service fee that varies by location.
How much does cardboard baling and recycling cost?
Drop-off:
- $.25/pound recycling. $10 minimum effective 4/1/26.
Pick-up and haul-away for off-site baling and recycling in Northbrook:
- $.25/pound recycling with an additional service fee that varies by location
Does Shred Spot provide a Certificate of Destruction that is compliant with regards to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)?
Yes, our Certificate of Destruction is compliant with regards to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
Does Shred Spot provide Chain of Custody Documentation for pickups?
In addition to the Certificate of Destruction, we provide a Chain of Custody document for all haul-away/off-site paper shredding and electronic data device destruction pickups. This document includes time stamps for the initial pickup, arrival at our facility and the final destruction of the material.
Can I watch my paper get shredded?
If you bring your paper to our facility in Northbrook you can watch us shred the documents (up to 1000 pounds). If you utilize the on-site mobile shredding truck for service at your location you can watch the paper get shredded.
Can I watch my electronics be destroyed?
Electronics with Pre-Removed Drives: If the electronic data storage drive has already been removed from the device (such as computers, laptops, cell phones, tablets and external hard drive cases), you can stay and watch the destruction process via degaussing and/or crushing (25 drives or less).
Electronics Requiring Drive Removal: If we need to remove the drive for you, you cannot stay and watch the destruction process. This policy is in place due to the extended amount of time required for drive extraction and the potential battery safety hazards.
Other Electronic Media: Media such as tapes, discs and thumb drives are destroyed using our mobile shredding truck and the shredded material is subsequently transported to a landfill. Therefore, the shredding of this type of e-media cannot be watched.
Can you help get the materials out of my car or truck?
Yes. We will bring a cart to your vehicle and unload the materials for destruction.
What happens to the shredded paper and cardboard?
The shredded paper is baled and sent to paper mills for recycling. It is turned into paper towels and toilet paper. Cardboard boxes are baled separately and sent to cardboard plants for recycling. It becomes new cardboard.
What happens to the electronics?
Electronics are taken to an eStewards, ISO14001 and RIOS certified electronics recycling facility after we destroy all data storage devices.
Free Recycling
- Shredded paper (paper that you shredded at your home or office)
- Wires, cables, AC adapters, DVD players, and other electronic devices that do not store data
- We do not accept anything with refrigerant, anything with mercury, cathode ray tube monitors or televisions, light bulbs, smoke detectors, loose batteries, kitchen appliances, washers, dryers, microwaves, and inkjet/toner cartridges
Do you have a refund policy?
Due to the secure nature of our paper shredding and electronic data storage device destruction business, we are obligated to destroy your material once we take possession of it. Therefore, no refunds are possible.
I have a question that you didn’t answer here! How do I get an answer?
You can CONTACT US and we’ll get back to you quickly with an answer.
