re: Iron Mountain - Document Management (Paper Files)

How much paper, 6000 banker boxes @ $15 each?

Not sure of your storage contract, but if breaking it early, is there a stipulation preventing you from using another company to shred it? If not, Iron Mtn should load it onto your trucks and you take it back to your warehouse on pallets.

It'll be cheaper if you let someone else take it to their place on pallets to shred, but I think it's less secure. I'd get quotes from a few local, on-site shredding firms & let them park two trucks in the corner of your parking lot. Then use your forklifts to move it out there & let them fill their trucks.

A decent size truck can carry about 4 tons of paper per load that would take about 2-3 hours to fill. The location of the recycling center to your office matters as to the second shred load for the day.

It sounds like a big job but highly profitable for a small company while potentially saving you a bunch too. Not sure of current values, but shredding companies make a lot of money on the back end by selling your paper to the recycler.