Mobile Document Shredding Service

Small businesses, solicitors, accountants, GP and dental surgeries, estate agents and schools that need to dispose of paperwork securely.

One-off visit fees or prices per sack or box, plus regular contracts for weekly, monthly or quarterly visits. Locked consoles can be rented out for a monthly fee.

• Reliable and trustworthy with confidential material
• Driving and basic van loading
• Organising routes and regular schedules
• Clear, professional customer service

• Carrying other businesses' paper waste normally means you must register as a waste carrier before you start trading. Check the right tier with the Environment Agency in England, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA in Scotland or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, as the rules differ between nations
• Ask the same regulator whether shredding on site, storing shredded paper or taking it to a depot needs a waste exemption or permit as well as carrier registration, and where you can take the shredded paper for recycling
• Public liability insurance, and check whether you need goods in transit and employer's liability cover as well
• Customers will expect data protection awareness, so check your responsibilities under UK GDPR and check with the ICO whether you need to pay the data protection fee
• Check whether customers expect industry standards such as BS EN 15713, and whether staff need background checks
• Vans and shredders are costly, so be careful about borrowing before you have regular contracts

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around £8,000 to £40,000, depending on your van, shredder and other equipment. Vans and shredders are costly, so be careful about borrowing before you have regular contracts.

Carrying other businesses' paper waste normally means registering as a waste carrier before you trade. Check the right tier with your national environment regulator, and ask whether you need an exemption or permit. Also check insurance and the ICO data protection fee.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue typically around £1,000 to £5,000, depending on how many regular customers you win and how your routes are organised. The idea assumes at least around 15 hours a week.