The "Shred-A-Thon"

It is, at this moment, 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 6, 2014.  The Village is experiencing a "Shred-A-Thon," which will go on until noon today.  A Shred-A-Thon is an event in which representatives and shredding trucks from Iron Mountain come to the Village and shred anything anyone has, for free.  This is our first such event, and it is as yet undetermined whether we will repeat it.

The Ecology Board, under the direction of Richie Strassberg, hit upon the idea of a Shred-A-Thon as a way to help Village residents get rid of unwanted, but sensitive, paper, and expand recycling while we're doing it.  Many of us use the regular recycling service we have purchased from Miami Shores, but no one puts sensitive documents out for disposal that way.  Hence, the Iron Mountain Shred-A-Thon.

Richie called Iron Mountain, which agreed to shred our documents on site (our site) for a fee.  Richie, however, pointed out to Iron Mountain that they provided this service for nothing to Miami Shores.  This is Richie driving a hard bargain, and Iron Mountain was no match for him.  For free it is.

Iron Mountain is mostly a document storage company.  In recent years, its customers have requested destruction, too, so the company has begun such a service.  Documents can be delivered to Iron Mountain (its closest center to us is off the Gratigny Parkway), or they will come to the customer.  The fee per box is the same: $5.  The difference is the $60 fee to come to businesses or residences.  Five boxes will cost you $25, if you bring the five boxes to Iron Mountain.  If the Mountain has to come to you, or Mohammed, it will cost you $85.  For 10 boxes, it's $50 one way, and $110 the other.

If you need this service, or if you and some of your friends do, you can call Susan Koning at 954-775-4448, or you can reach her by e-mail at susan.koning@ironmountain.com.

There are other such services, even ones which will come to you, and they generally have minimums.  Iron Mountain does not.  And some companies will not allow you to come to them.