Protecting The Environment
Shred-All's Environmental Contribution and Commitment
When businesses dispose of confidential documents through regular waste collection, these papers often end up in landfills where they contribute to methane emissions and take up valuable landfill space.
Shred All’s secure document and data destruction services are a safe, efficient and cost-effective way to protect against the risks of identity theft and fraud, and at the same time do your part to protect the environment. We ensure 100% of your paper waste is diverted from landfills and sent directly to recycling facilities.
- Guaranteed Recycling: Unlike regular disposal where paper may or may not be recycled, professional shredding services ensure all shredded material goes to certified recycling facilities
- Reduced Contamination: Shredded paper is cleaner and more suitable for recycling than mixed waste paper, resulting in higher quality recycled products
- Landfill Diversion: Every tonne of paper we shred and recycle prevents 2.3 cubic metres of landfill space from being used
- Carbon Footprint Reduction: Recycling shredded paper produces 74% less air pollution than manufacturing paper from virgin materials
- Forest Conservation: Each tonne of recycled shredded paper saves 17 mature trees from being harvested
Environmental Benefits of Professional Shredding:
Our state-of-the-art shredding equipment renders all your paper documentation un-reconstructable (unlike straight-cutting paper shredders whose documents can be re-assembled) and we send all our paper waste to a recycling facility where it is turned back into new paper products. We also provide you with a certificate of destruction which you can share with your clients to show them that you take seriously both the protection of their sensitive information and environmental responsibility.
Did you know?
- There are over 10,000 landfills in Canada which are fast reaching their capacity (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Paper and organic waste make up 65% of all diverted waste in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2022)
- In 2022, Canadian households and businesses diverted 3.6 million tonnes of paper fibres (Statistics Canada, 2022)
- 56% of paper diverted comes from non-residential sources (businesses and institutions) (Statistics Canada, 2022)
- If every household in Canada replaced one new toilet paper roll with a recycled roll, Canadians could save 47,962 trees and 3,204 cubic metres of landfill space (Greenpeace Canada)
- One metric tonne of recycled paper saves:
- 17 trees
- 4,100 kilowatt hours of electricity
- 26,500 litres of water
- 2.6 barrels of oil
- 2.3 cubic metres of landfill space
- Manufacturing recycled paper necessitates:
- 74% less air pollution
- 35% less water pollution
- 58% less water
- 64% less energy
- … than making paper from raw materials.
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