What Shred America does

Shred America is a veteran-owned, multi-state document destruction and records management service provider headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, operating under the legal entity Shred America, LLC. The company runs mobile shredding trucks equipped with industrial-grade on-site shredders, GPS tracking, and onboard screens so customers can witness destruction in real time, and supports the field operation with locked security consoles, chain-of-custody documentation, and certificates of destruction. Beyond paper shredding, the platform extends into hard drive destruction, media and e-waste destruction, product destruction, a Plant Based Shredding eco option, an S³ Bundle Program combining secure records storage with document scanning, and HIPAA-compliant medical waste disposal under the MedWaste Nation brand delivered through partnership.

The go-to-market combines enterprise field sales (uniformed drivers arriving on-site), inside sales via multiple regional phone numbers, an online Quick Quote self-serve tool, and community shred events. Marketing is driven by location-specific SEO landing pages, Google Ads and Facebook remarketing, a content blog, and a partner network that includes Carolina Shred (a wholly-owned regional subsidiary) and other referral partners. Revenue is generated from one-time purges, per-unit hard drive and media destruction, and recurring scheduled shredding contracts anchored by installed consoles, alongside managed services revenue from records storage, scanning, and medical waste disposal.

The customer base spans residential individuals and small-to-mid-size businesses as primary segments, with secondary focus on regulated verticals including healthcare, legal, financial, government, and education, served across approximately 150 US cities with confirmed owned or operated locations in Fort Mill (SC), Dallas/Corinth (TX), Jupiter and Royal Palm Beach (FL), Lafayette/Broussard and Alexandria (LA), Pittsburgh (PA), and partner-routed coverage in the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic, and additional states. The company holds NAID AAA certification and aligns with HIPAA, FACTA, FERPA, NIST, and GDPR frameworks, positioning it for compliance-sensitive buyers that smaller or uncertified operators cannot easily serve.

Name

Shred America

Legal name

Shred America, LLC

Website

https://shredamerica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shred America is a veteran-owned document destruction company providing mobile on-site shredding, recurring scheduled service, hard drive and e-waste destruction, medical waste disposal, and records storage for residential, SMB, and regulated-vertical customers across 150 US cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Destruction Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Waste Collection (56211), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Confidential Document & Media Destruction (On-site Shredding Programs) (BPABALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Confidential Document Destruction & Secure Recycling (Shredding) (IMAIAFAO), Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC)

Keywords

• Document shredding services
• Mobile shredding services
• Hard drive destruction
• Records management services
• Secure data destruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Mill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. On-Site Mobile Document Shredding: Mobile shredding trucks travel to customer locations (residential or commercial) to shred documents on-site. Revenue is generated per service event (per pickup/purge) with no long-term contracts required.
2. Scheduled Recurring Shredding Services: Locked consoles placed at commercial client sites, collected on a scheduled basis (weekly, monthly). Provides predictable recurring revenue from businesses with ongoing document destruction needs.
3. Hard Drive & Media Destruction: Destruction of digital storage media (hard drives, laptops, tablets, e-waste) using industrial-grade shredding equipment, charged per unit or per service event.
4. Records Storage & Scanning (S3 Bundle): Secure off-site document storage combined with professional document scanning services, converting physical records to digital formats. Offered as part of the S3 Bundle Program for ongoing records management.
5. Medical Waste Disposal (MedWaste Nation): HIPAA-compliant medical waste disposal services for healthcare providers, including destruction of medical records and biohazard materials.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Shred America provides secure on-site and drop-off document destruction services for residential and commercial customers, including paper shredding (one-time purges, scheduled recurring service, mobile on-site, drop-off, and community shred events), hard drive and electronic media destruction, product destruction, records storage and scanning through its S³ Bundle Program, and HIPAA-compliant medical waste disposal via the MedWaste Nation brand. All shredding is performed in mobile trucks or at designated drop-off locations across 150+ U.S. cities, with certificates of destruction issued for compliance.

Product overview

Shred America is a veteran-owned document destruction and records management service provider offering a unified portfolio of secure shredding solutions. The core offering centers on paper shredding services delivered via mobile shredding trucks for on-site destruction, complemented by hard drive destruction, media/e-waste destruction, and product destruction services. The company also offers records management through its S³ Bundle Program combining storage and scanning services, and medical waste disposal via MedWaste Nation. Service delivery methods include mobile on-site shredding, Drop N Shred drop-off locations, and scheduled recurring services with locked security consoles. The company serves both commercial (accounting, legal, medical, financial, government, education) and residential segments across 150+ U.S. cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paper Shredding Services

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carolina ShredcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarolina Shred is listed as a partner company on Shred America's website. Carolina Shred operates in North Carolina, South Carolina, and surrounding states. The partnership drives mutual customer referrals between the two veteran-owned shredding companies. Shred America redirects North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania inquiries to Carolina Shred locations.
• MedWaste ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedWaste Service is listed as a partner on Shred America's website, enabling the company to offer medical waste disposal services under the 'MedWaste Nation' brand. The partnership extends Shred America's service offerings into regulated medical waste disposal for healthcare clients.
• Google Ads (AdWords)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGoogle Ads remarketing service is used to advertise Shred America's services on third-party websites to visitors after they leave the Shred America website. Ads are served based on past visit activity, optimizing for conversions across the Google Display Network.
• Facebook (Meta)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFacebook remarketing service is used to deliver interest-based advertising to website visitors on the Facebook platform. Shred America uses Facebook's self-regulatory principles-compliant behavioral advertising to reach past visitors with targeted messaging.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Iron Mountain is the dominant records management and secure information destruction provider with a national footprint and enterprise-grade compliance certifications. It overlaps with Shred America's records storage and document destruction offerings, particularly for regulated industries.
• Cintas: Cintas is a large business services provider whose Document Shredding and Records Management offering competes with Shred America for SMB and enterprise shredding customers as part of a broader services bundle.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): Shred-it, now part of Stericycle, is the largest North American document destruction provider offering mobile on-site shredding, hard drive destruction, and recurring service contracts. It is the most direct broad incumbent competitor to Shred America's service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Vital Records Control: Vital Records Control offers records management, secure shredding, and document imaging services across multiple US regions. Its service mix closely mirrors Shred America's records storage, scanning, and destruction capabilities.
• Corodata: Corodata provides records storage, secure shredding, and document scanning services primarily across the Western US. It is a comparable regional direct peer for Shred America's records management and shredding business.
• PROSHRED Security: PROSHRED is a North American mobile on-site shredding franchise with similar mobile truck-based document and hard-drive destruction services. It is one of the closest direct comparables to Shred America's core service model.
• Crown Information Management: Crown Information Management offers secure document destruction, records storage, and imaging services to businesses and government clients. Its integrated records lifecycle approach parallels Shred America's bundle strategy.
• Shred Nations: Shred Nations is a national marketplace that connects customers with local shredding providers, including mobile on-site services and drop-off locations. It competes for the same SMB and residential demand that Shred America targets with its Quick Quote funnel.
• Access Information Management: Access Information Management provides records storage, document scanning, and secure shredding services to mid-market and enterprise clients. It is directly comparable to Shred America's S³ Bundle Program and recurring shredding offering.

Regional players

• Record Storage Systems: Record Storage Systems is a regional records management and shredding provider operating primarily in the Southwestern US. It offers comparable secure destruction and records storage services to Shred America on a more localized footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shred_america

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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