Shred Aware

What Shred Aware does

Shred Aware is a private, US-based provider of secure information destruction and consulting solutions, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Eureka, California. The company's stated focus combines two service pillars: physical/digital destruction of confidential information assets (paper records, electronic media) and information security consulting. With a headcount of 11-50 employees, it operates as a small-scale specialist rather than a national roll-up, and its location on California's North Coast implies a regional service radius anchored in Humboldt and surrounding counties.

The business model is not explicitly disclosed in the available source material, but is consistent with industry norms for secure destruction firms: recurring, scheduled shred-route contracts billed per bin/pickup or by container, supplemented by one-off purge projects and consulting engagements focused on records-management policy, regulatory compliance (HIPAA, FACTA, GLBA, etc.), and information governance. The "consulting" overlay suggests upside on margin relative to pure route-based shredders, but the split between recurring destruction revenue and project-based advisory work cannot be verified from the inputs.

The firm does not disclose pricing, customer logos, segmentation, ownership, funding, certifications, or management team in the available data, and its public web property returned only a loading/verification screen during the data pull. As a result, the precise balance between SMB and regulated-enterprise clients, geographic reach beyond Eureka, technology stack, competitive positioning versus national operators (e.g., Shred-it, Iron Mountain), and any vertical specialization remain undetermined. What can be stated with high confidence is limited to firmographic facts: private ownership, 2009 vintage, Eureka, CA base, and a 11-50 employee footprint oriented toward secure information destruction and advisory services.

Name

Shred Aware

Website

https://shredaware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shred Aware is a private US firm providing secure information destruction and consulting services, headquartered in Eureka, California, and serving clients with document, media, and records-disposal needs since 2009.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Document Destruction Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

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), Secure Destruction & Confidential Waste (Paper/Product Destruction—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAJ)

Keywords

• Secure document destruction
• Information destruction services
• Compliance consulting
• Mobile shredding
• Data disposal advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Eureka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Shred Aware provides secure information destruction services, including on-site shredding of confidential paper and media, supported by consulting solutions that help organizations meet data-protection and disposal compliance requirements. The company serves clients who must demonstrate defensible destruction of sensitive records as part of regulatory or contractual obligations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secure Document Destruction Scheduled and on-demand physical destruction of confidential paper records and media for organizations that require auditable, chain-of-custody disposal of sensitive information.
• Information Destruction Consulting Advisory services supporting client compliance with data-protection and secure-disposal requirements, including policy guidance and program design.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major U.S. waste and recycling hauler that offers secure document destruction as part of its commercial services portfolio, competing for the same regulated B2B customer base.
• Cintas: Large B2B services company whose document destruction and records management services overlap with Shred Aware, delivered through a much broader uniform, first-aid, and facility services portfolio.
• Stericycle: Parent of Shred-it and a major regulated-waste management company, providing secure document destruction alongside medical waste and compliance services to enterprise customers.
• Iron Mountain: Global information management company whose secure shredding and destruction services directly overlap Shred Aware's value proposition, alongside a much broader records-storage and digital services portfolio.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest U.S. waste services provider with a secure shredding offering bundled into its commercial solid-waste and recycling contracts, providing indirect but material competitive pressure on regional shredders.

Direct peers

• SecurShred: Independent NAID AAA-certified mobile shredding operator focused on on-site document and media destruction, directly comparable in scale and service mix to Shred Aware.
• ProShred Security: Franchise-based mobile document destruction company providing on-site shredding to businesses, directly comparable in service model, customer type, and recurring-route economics to Shred Aware.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): Largest North American mobile document destruction operator, offering recurring on-site shredding and related secure services to businesses — the dominant direct competitor to Shred Aware's core offering.

Emerging players

• Shred Nations: Lead-generation and broker platform connecting customers to local shredding and destruction service providers, addressing the same small and mid-market customer base that Shred Aware targets.

Regional players

• Blue-Pencil (Stericycle Canada): Canadian mobile shredding operator under the Stericycle umbrella, comparable in service model and customer profile but operating in a different geography than Shred Aware.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shred_aware
• Facebookfacebook.com/ShredTec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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