Below is a listing of items that can and cannot be run through the Mobile Shred Truck.

If uncertain or should you require information, please contact Trina Richards at trinaric@yorku.ca.

What Can Be Shredded?

• General Mixed Office Paper (Any Color & Any Size)
• File Folders
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Catalogues & Brochures
• Books (Soft Covered)
• Blueprints, Drawings & Photographs
• Cash Register & Adding Machine Tape
• Staples & Paperclips

What CANNOT be Shredded?

• Paper Exceptions (Cardboard, Hard Cover Books, Paper Rolls)
• Metals (including Binders, Hanging Folders & Large Clips)
• Electronics including (Computer Discs, CD’s, DVD’s, Backup and VCR Tapes)
• Plastics or Rubber (Plastic Bags & Packaging Materials)
• Corrosive or Highly Flammable Materials (Harsh Cleaners, Powders & Alcohol)
• Trash, Organic or Hazardous Waste
• Fabric Materials (Uniforms, T-Shirts, Hats, Mouse Pads)
• Reel to Reel Films, Negatives, Microfiche, Microfilm & X-Rays

ABSOLUTLEY NO – BATTERIES OR 3-RING BINDERS 

Failure to adhere to the above noted guidelines may result in applicable contamination charges/fees.

Select the following link to obtain a pdf of this post:  Confidential/Shred Bin Guidelines