Gone For Good, Llc

What Gone For Good, Llc does

Gone For Good, LLC (operating as Gone For Good Franchising LLC) is a Birmingham, Alabama-based franchise company that provides NAID AAA-certified secure document destruction and e-waste recycling services. The business originated in 2006 as an enterprise program of United Ability (formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham), a nonprofit that has served adults with disabilities for over 75 years; the franchise program was formally launched in 2023. Service delivery is structured around two models: mobile shredding (truck-based on-site destruction with camera-feed visual verification) and plant-based destruction (high-volume facility shredding with paper baled and sold to recycling mills), supplemented by hard drive and media physical destruction for regulated clients. The company targets healthcare, legal, financial, government, educational, and SMB customers, with named accounts including Orthopaedic Specialists of Alabama and United Way of Central Alabama.

The core technology stack is operational rather than software-native: NAID AAA-certified destruction protocols, mobile shredding trucks, secure plant-based facilities, and a proprietary GFG Business Management Software System with a franchisee intranet for scheduling, customer management, and operations. Gone For Good monetizes through two layers: (1) franchise-level revenue consisting of a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on franchisee gross revenues, up to 1% local marketing spend, and a 1% brand fund contribution; and (2) end-customer revenue at the unit level, driven by recurring weekly/biweekly/monthly scheduled shredding subscriptions and transactional e-waste and hard drive destruction fees. The franchise model requires $400,000 in minimum liquid capital and an estimated $486,480 to $867,700 initial investment per unit.

As of the Franchise Disclosure Document, only one franchised and one company-owned location are open, making the franchise system nascent despite nearly two decades of operational experience at the Birmingham flagship. The company is privately held, has no disclosed institutional funding, and operates as a subsidiary of the United Ability nonprofit.

Name

Gone For Good, Llc

Legal name

Gone For Good Franchising LLC

Website

https://goneforgoodfranchise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gone For Good, LLC is a Birmingham, Alabama-based franchise company offering NAID AAA-certified secure document destruction and e-waste recycling services to healthcare, legal, financial, government, and SMB customers, operating as a subsidiary of the United Ability nonprofit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Document Destruction Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Confidential Document Destruction & Secure Recycling (Shredding) (IMAIAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC), Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI)

Keywords

• Secure document destruction
• E-waste recycling
• Paper shredding services
• Hard drive destruction
• Compliance shredding

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Secure Document Shredding Services: Recurring revenue from scheduled document shredding services for commercial clients. Most clients sign weekly, biweekly, or monthly service agreements, creating predictable recurring revenue streams. Services include mobile shredding (on-site) and plant-based destruction (off-site).
2. E-Waste Recycling and Hard Drive Destruction: Revenue from electronics recycling and secure destruction of hard drives and media devices. Functional electronics are diverted to charity partners; drives are physically destroyed to meet compliance requirements.
3. Franchise Royalty Fees: Ongoing royalty fees collected from franchisees equal to 7% of gross revenues, funding continued support services, training, marketing tools, and system upgrades.
4. Franchise Initial Fees: Initial franchise fee of $60,000 for new franchise owners, covering onboarding, training, and access to the franchise system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gone For Good operates a franchise business delivering NAID AAA-certified secure document destruction and e-waste recycling services through mobile shredding trucks and plant-based facilities. Services include on-site paper shredding with visual verification, off-site bulk destruction, and physical hard drive/media destruction for clients in healthcare, legal, financial, government, and residential segments. The company also sells franchise opportunities to entrepreneurs, collecting initial fees and ongoing royalties.

Product overview

Gone For Good is a franchise opportunity offering secure document destruction and e-waste recycling services. The company operates two primary service delivery models: Mobile Shredding Services (bringing shredding trucks directly to client locations) and Plant-Based Destruction (high-volume facility operations). Core services include NAID AAA-certified paper document shredding, e-waste recycling, and hard drive/media destruction. All services produce certificates of destruction for regulatory compliance with HIPAA, GLBA, and FACTA. The company was founded in 2006 as a program of United Ability nonprofit and launched its franchise program in 2023.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secure Document Destruction NAID AAA-certified secure paper shredding services for businesses and organizations, providing on-site mobile shredding and plant-based destruction with certificates of destruction.
• E-Waste Recycling Electronic waste collection and responsible recycling services for outdated smartphones, computers, laptops, monitors, and other electronics. Functional devices are sent to charity partners; data storage devices are physically destroyed for compliance.
• Mobile Shredding Services On-site document shredding delivered via specialized shred trucks brought directly to client locations, allowing clients to witness the destruction process with camera feed and receiving certificates of destruction.
• Plant-Based Destruction High-volume document destruction at secure facilities where documents are shredded by the ton, baled, and sold to recycling mills. Suitable for high-volume commercial accounts.
• Hard Drive and Media Destruction Physical destruction of hard drives and electronic media to ensure data security compliance, since software wiping alone rarely satisfies compliance requirements for regulated industries.
• Gone For Good Franchise Program Franchise opportunity providing entrepreneurs with a turnkey secure document destruction and e-waste recycling business, including 58 hours of training, brand recognition, NAID AAA certification credentials, vendor relationships, and operational guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Electronic goods recycling market growing at 8.3% CAGR
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Ability (formerly United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Gone For Good originated in 2006 as an enterprise program of United Ability, a nonprofit organization that has been empowering adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities for over 75 years. This partnership provides the foundational social mission of providing meaningful employment for adults with disabilities, serving as the core differentiator and credibility foundation for the franchise. United Ability's decades of experience in disability employment inform the Gone For Good business model.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Recall (Iron Mountain): Records management and secure destruction services now integrated into Iron Mountain. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering NAID-equivalent certified shredding and media destruction to enterprise customers.
• Iron Mountain: Global incumbent in records storage and secure information destruction. Comparable as a provider of certified document destruction, hard drive/media sanitization, and chain-of-custody services to enterprise and government clients.
• Cintas: Large national business services provider offering document shredding alongside uniform, janitorial, and other recurring-route services. Comparable in serving regulated enterprises with scheduled shredding pickups as part of a broader service contract.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): North America's largest secure information destruction franchise system, now part of Stericycle. Directly comparable as a provider of NAID-style certified mobile and plant-based shredding services to regulated enterprises; overlaps entirely on core service lines and target customers.

Direct peers

• Reclamere: Direct peer providing NAID AAA-certified document destruction plus IT asset disposition and e-waste recycling. Closely comparable dual-service offering to regulated enterprises with compliance-focused positioning.
• ProShred: Direct franchise competitor in mobile paper shredding services with NAID AAA certification. Closely comparable business model, target customer base (regulated enterprises, healthcare, legal, government), and recurring-route economics.
• Cascade Asset Management: ITAD and electronics recycling provider offering certified data destruction and enterprise hardware recycling. Comparable on the e-waste and media sanitization side of Gone For Good's service mix.

Emerging players

• EcoATM: Automated kiosk-based mobile device trade-in and recycling network. Comparable in the consumer/enterprise e-waste and device-recycling portion of Gone For Good's offering, though delivered via a fundamentally different channel.
• All Green Electronics Recycling: Regional e-waste recycler and ITAD provider handling enterprise hardware recycling and certified data destruction. Comparable on the e-waste and secure-media-destruction portion of Gone For Good's services.
• GreenCitizen: Smaller-scale e-waste recycling and secure data destruction provider focused on consumer and SMB drop-off and pickup. Overlaps with Gone For Good's e-waste and residential service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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