Document Shredding
Archive Recycling Konnection
Located at the Pollak Training Center
1000 East Fairfield Drive
(Rear Entrance)
850-438-5577
Shredding May Be Dropped Off
Between 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
ARC Gateway's newest program is the Archive Recycling Konnection (ARK). Funded with a 2008 Impact 100 grant, this operation provides secure document shredding. Shredding services are available to businesses and individuals, and there is no minimum pound requirement. Not only does this program provide jobs for people with developmental disabilities while providing a valuable service designed to safeguard identities and confidential information, it also has environmental benefits, too. Instead of throwing away pounds and pounds of papers, the shredded materials are sold to business partners to be recycled. In fact, some of the shredded materials will ultimately become ceiling tiles, through a partnership with Armstrong World Industries!
For more information, please call 438-5577 or e-mail ptc@arc-gateway.org.
Drop-Off Services
Bring your documents to the rear entrance of the Pollak Training Center. Your materials will be weighed and you will be provided with an invoice detailing the amount of material accepted and the charge for destroying the material. The charge for this service is $10.00 for the first 50 lbs. and $0.15 for each pound thereafter. Upon completion of service, a Certificate of Destruction will be mailed to you for your records.
Pick-Up Services
To arrange pick-up from your office or residence, call the ARK at 850-438-5577.
Materials will be transported to our facility in a locked vehicle. They will be checked in, weighed and prepared for destruction. There is a $15.00 pick-up fee for each trip to your home or office. The minimum charge for this service is $25.00 for up to 50 lbs. of material. ($15.00 for pick-up and $10 for the first 50 lbs.) Each additional pound is $0.15. Upon completeion of service a Certificate of Destruction and invoice will be mailed to you.
About the Process
Your materials will be shredded with a cross cut blade which produces 1/4 by 17/8 shreds, complying with security level 3 shredding standards. All shredding is performed in a secured area which is video monitored 24/7. All individuals handling materials have been carefully screened and have signed a Confidentiality Agreement. Once shredded, material is boxed and recycled.
You do not need to remove staples, paper clips or binder clips. All file folders, envelopes, computer printouts, etc. can be shredded. Please do not include contaminants such as plastics, x-rays, CDs, disks, carbon and microfilm. These matrials can be shredded but must be separate from paper. The fee for destroying a standard storage box of contaminants is $30.
Accounts
ARC Gateway will be happy to set up an account for you, however an approved credit application must be on file with us before we can make charges to your account. To set up an account, call 850-438-5577.
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