Secure shred container options and guidelines

What can go in a shred bin:

• Clean paper, any color and any size
• Blueprints
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Brochures
• Mail — including window envelopes
• Photographs
• File folders — any color
• No need to remove staples, paper clips, rubber bands or small binders

What does not go in a shred bin:

Paper Exceptions

• Cardboard
• Telephone books
• Hardcover books

Plastics*

• Plastic bags and packing material
• Computer discs, CDs, DVDs
• Backup & VCR tapes
• Transparencies
• ID badges and driver’s licenses
• Microfiche and Microfilm
• X-rays

Hardware/Metals/Other Waste**

• Computer parts
• Printer and photocopier parts
• Trash or hazardous materials
• Metals (including binders, hanging folders, large clips)
• Batteries — no batteries of any kind
• Biohazardous & Medical Waste (including needles and sharps)

For more information on Iron Mountain Secure Shredding, please visit: ironmountain.com/services/secure-shredding