COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — RealTime Shredding has launched the first self-service shredding kiosk designed specifically for consumers and small businesses in the Denver area.
According to a news release, customers can bring in any material they would like to shred and do so at a cost of $1 per two-minute session. With RealTime Shredding's industrial-quality shredder, that equates to up to four pounds, or about 400 sheets of paper, said Amanda Verrie, the company's president.
Identity theft is now the fastest-growing crime in the United States, according to the National Crime Prevention Council. More than 9.9 million Americans were the victims of identity theft in 2004, losing a collective $5 billion, and a study by the Better Business Bureau and Javelin Research indicates that nearly 88 percent of known-cause identity theft incidents occur "offline" — not via the Internet.
RealTime Shredding provides a simple, effective tool to provide consumers with the peace of mind that comes with knowing that documents they no longer need are being completely destroyed, said Verrie. Ability to see the material being shredded in real time eliminates worries about personal information being lost or stolen.
The RealTime Shredding system will shred paper, cardboard, credit cards, paper clips, staples and even CDs, DVDs and floppy disks. The shredder provides Security Level 3 cross-cut shredding, the highest level of security available outside of classified/government use. To assure safety, material enters the system several inches above the cutting blades, and then passes through two control points before being shredded. The shredder features easy, user-friendly controls.
