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 paper shredding and electronic device destruction facility is conveniently located near you 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 and appointments are requested. If you make an appointment, you will have priority over a walk-in. Please make an appointment here: Drop-off Appointment
How much does paper shredding and document destruction cost?
- Drop-off:
→ $.25/pound shredded. $10 minimum effective 5/1/24. - Pick-up and haul-away paper shredding:
→ $.25/pound shredded with an additional service fee that varies by location. - Pick-up and shred paper on-site:
→ $200 minimum. Includes (3) 64-gallon containers to be filled and shredded. $50 per 64-gallon container shredded after that (each container holds approximately 200 pounds of paper).
How much does electronic data destruction cost?
Hard Drive, Solid State Drive and Embedded Memory Data Destruction
- $5/drive
- $10/drive if it needs to be removed from the device (computers, laptops, cell phones, tablets, etc.)
Servers
- $5/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.
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).
Can I watch my paper get shredded?
Yes. If you bring your paper to our facility in Northbrook you can watch us shred the material. If you utilize the on-site, mobile shredding truck you can watch the paper get shredded.
Can I watch my electronics be destroyed?
If the electronic data storage drive is removed from the device (computer, tablet, cell phone, etc.) you can watch it be destroyed.
If the electronic data storage drive needs to be removed from the device, you cannot watch it be destroyed due to the amount of time it takes to remove the drive from the device.
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?
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 electronics recycling facility after we destroy all data storage devices.
Free Recycling
- Pre-shredded paper, brown bags and cardboard (Up to one carload of loose cardboard recycled for free. Box trucks full of loose cardboard for recycling will cost $100. Call for a quote if you have more volume of loose cardboard)
- 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 electronics destruction business, we are obligated to destroy your material once we take 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.
