American Shredding paper-shredding services bills itself as one of the most secure companies of its kind, and we believe it. The company makes the security and destruction of your documents its top priority. None of its employees will directly handle or view your papers, and you can rest assured knowing all the documents you give the company will be shredded and recycled.

Security is where American Shredding scores top honors. The company seeks recommendations from other regulatory industries and makes note of all its security measures. The largest group to issue support of this paper-shredding service is the National Association for Information Destruction. It monitors and certifies document-destruction services.

This paper-shredding service does not have different sizes for paper shredding. While it's not the most important factor when selecting a paper-shredding service, it could still play a role in your decision regarding secure document destruction.

Getting a price estimate from this paper-shredding service is not as simple as looking on its website. You'll have to speak directly with a representative from the company because the pricing structure can vary so widely. Prices vary on the amount of paper, how often you need a truck to stop by your office to shred the documents and where you are located. The prices we list are based on the same amount of paper, on the same interval and for the same location. We tried to find an average cost for services, but of course, this will change depending on each person's or company's needs.

The price for a one-time shred of about 30 pounds of paper, or about two boxes, is $35. This service includes a shredding truck arriving at your location, where you will be given a box to load with paper. The box will be emptied into the truck without anyone else ever touching the paper directly. This is done to ensure the best security.

The scheduled service we asked for was a weekly service of about one box of paper, which would cost around $25 a shred. The company would allow you to store a box in your office and its contents would be emptied into the shredder weekly. The price quotes we obtained were for a metropolitan area, and prices vary depending on location.

Along with destroying paper, this service can also help you destroy other information-storage devices. You can use it to totally demolish laptops, hard drives and other devices. The pricing varies and will be arranged by individual sales representatives.

The customer support team we interacted with is helpful and knowledgeable. However, it took longer for a customer service representative to contact us than it did with some other similar services. After we filled out the contact form, it took two business days to receive a response.