Paper Shredding Services in Boulder
Learn how we shred sensitive documents securely for recycling at the Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM)!
Need to shred paperwork but not sure who you can trust? The Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) is the place to do it!
We’re proud to help Boulder County area residents shred paper securely and sustainably through our partnership with local green paper shredders Altitude DocuShred. Founded in 2019, Altitude DocuShred is a NAID AAA certified business based in nearby Arvada that has quickly grown to be the premier document shredding service in the Boulder and Denver Metro area—and best of all, 100% of the paper they shred is recycled into new products such as paper towels, toilet paper, and brown bags.
The Benefits of Shredding Paper at the Eco-Cycle CHaRM in Boulder
This beats shredding paper at home, as once paper has been shredded, your options for recycling become very limited due to the logistics of collecting, sorting, and maintaining quality control for this material. Shredded paper is not curbside recyclable or compostable in many Colorado communities, including Boulder County. This is unfortunate when paper is one of the most environmentally beneficial materials to recycle, saving water, energy, transportation emissions—and of course, trees the planet needs to thrive!
The good news is, if you bring your old bank statements, tax documents, and other identity-compromising paperwork to the Eco-Cycle CHaRM in Boulder for shredding, not only do they get recycled, but you can rest assured that your information is handled securely to the highest standards while on-site at the CHaRM, and onward down the supply chain.
Just ask Greg Miller, co-owner and operator of Altitude Docushred: “We became business partners with CHaRM when they were struggling with a vendor they had that did the paper shredding. I met with Justin Stockdale [the director of CHaRM at Eco-Cycle] and we talked over what his main concern was: security, and customer service, and that’s really our bailiwick. It’s been a great relationship for a couple of years now.”
This family-owned and operated local business has a mobile shredding service area in Colorado that includes anywhere from Cheyenne, Wyoming, all the way down the Front Range to Colorado Springs; as far east as Aurora, and west to Golden. While they do not service locations in the mountains, Greg adds, “We’ll work with companies that are in areas where we don’t go, and they’ll bring it down into our drop-off area, where we’ll shred it in one of our trucks.”
Eco-Cycle and Altitude DocuShred Partner for Secure and Sustainable Paper Shredding
Documents dropped off at the Eco-Cycle CHaRM in Boulder are assessed a small fee for quantities equal to one or more “banker’s boxes” (check our fee chart for current pricing), and then customers are welcome to empty their container into our large blue vault containing wheeled collection toters that are out of reach from the drop-off window, locked securely outside of business hours, and regularly emptied into Altitude’s state-of-the-art mobile shredding truck to be shredded right here on-site. Your documents never leave the property intact when dropped off at the CHaRM in Boulder. If you live at a distance from CHaRM, you may also be glad to know that Altitude offers drop-off shredding service at their main office and warehouse in Arvada, Colorado.
These expert shred professionals can truly do it all, according to Altitude director of operations Spencer Tscherpel: “We provide residential service, business-to-business service, recurring service, putting a secure bin in your office, shred events—anything that has to do with keeping secure information safe and destroyed properly.”
Small pieces of metal attached to papers do NOT need to be removed. Spare yourself some effort and leave those staples, paper clips, binder clips, spiral notebooks, and hanging file folders intact! The shredding truck contains rotating knives that make short work of these small, soft metal items—but please remove large metal objects such as three-ring binders, and any other non-paper items such as CDs and plastic, which are contaminants.
Look for Altitude’s green logo on their mobile shredding trucks around the Front Range, inspired by a vintage green Chevy pickup on display in their Arvada warehouse that belonged to Greg’s beloved late father and has been refurbished by Spencer and their family. Lori Miller, co-owner of Altitude DocuShred, explains how this truck helped shape their brand: “It’s kind of the icon of our family, so we had to stick with the green. It’s a reminder that we are all your family, that we come from a line of hard workers, and that we stick together.”
Wondering what else you can recycle at the Eco-Cycle CHaRM? Click here to learn more about what we accept!
