SECURE PAPER SHREDDING AT WCS DEPOT

For a fee, businesses and the general public can walk into our WCS Depot and bring in paper documents for secure confidential shredding service. If you wish to witness the shredding, we recommend calling ahead and aiming to arrive earlier in the morning, to minimize wait times.

2025 Rates

1-2 Banker Boxes ($20 Minimum)

If you have 2 standard-size banker boxes of paper for secure shredding (or under) we will categorize this as minimum shredding with a flat rate of $20 plus applicable tax(es).

Ideal for: folks who have a small quantity, do not have a home shredder and want a no-fuss drop-off option to shred their confidential documents.

3 or more Banker Boxes ($8 / per Banker Box)

If you bring in 3 standard-size banker boxes of paper for secure shredding (or more) we charge $8 per bankers box for secure shredding service.

Ideal for: folks who have saved up a few boxes of records to shred.

By 96 gallon Bin ($90 / bin)

$90 / bin

If your paper is not readily stored in standard banker boxes, you may choose to empty your loose paper documents upon arrival into a 96 gallon wheeled grey bin we provide, and our team will shred the documents for you at $90 per bin.

By Weight ($0.40 / lb)*

*Should you wish to pay by weight, note that our $20 minimum still applies. Beyond the minimum per-transaction charge, our by-weight rate is $0.40 / lb.

Are staples or paper clips OK?

Staples & Paper Clips are OK

Yes, staples & paper clips are fine to leave in as our industrial paper shredding machine can handle them.

Larger Metal Clips, Plastic Folders, Photographs, Binders, X-ray film etc. cannot be shredded

No, if you can leave out or sort out any larger metal clamp clips, plastic folders, photographs, x-ray film, binders, and folders with the metal slide closures that will help our team out and speed up the process!

Should I pre-pay online or in-person?

Online Payment vs. In-Person

Customers have the option to walk-in and pay in-person upon drop-off to our WCS Depot, or pre-pay online for added convenience!

Drop-off Hours:  Monday-Saturday 9am-3pm (if you would like to witness your paper shredding or have larger quantities please come earlier in the day as we tend to be the busiest in the afternoons).

Walk-in customers: Proceed to the office where we will inspect your mateirals and then prompt you to pay on our office POS machine.

Pre-pay customers: Please bring a copy of your receipt or order confirmation page that includes their Order #, and check-in with a yard operator or staff member upon arrival for drop-off to confirm drop off materials.

What pre-pay customers can expect upon drop-off:

Upon arrival to our WCS Depot, please be ready to show our team: 

  1. Proof of Payment (Payment Confirmation Page or Receipt showing items and quantity paid for - A printed hardcopy or a screenshot on your mobile phone will work)
  2. Order # (found at the top of your Shopify invoice emailed to you upon online payment)
  3. Your Materials - Our staff will inspect your materials to confirm quantity & scope of materials match your receipt (for shredding service we accept paper only, no binders, no plastic folders, no xray film/photos.  Larger architectural drawings are double the cost to shred)

    Note:  If the items you bring in exceed the quantity you paid for online, please be prepared to pay the difference.  If the items you brought in are not acceptable, our team has the right to reject the materials and you will be issued a refund.  To avoid a rejected load, please be sure to familiarize with our accepted scope of materials up above on this page under "Are staples or paper clips OK?"

How do I witness my shredding?

Witness Area Available on-site

We have a designated witness area where visitors may wish to watch their document shredding from a safe distance, and ensure the secure destruction of their paper documents.

Though this option is only available for drop-off walk-in customers, we do offer a Certificate of Destruction upon request for pickup shredding services, should you require proof of destruction for your records.

Do you shred hard drives, CD’s, etc?

Paper Shredding Services Only

We are only able to shred paper documents and not electronics items, hard drives, CD's, tapes.

Secure Paper Shredding Services


Note: To shred oversized paper such as rolls of large architectural drawings the price is double.

Do you require regular collection service for secure paper shredding? We also offer ongoing confidential paper shredding collection services for businesses.

‘Witness Area’ available

For a fee, we offer secure paper document shredding services for a minimum of $20 per transaction.  We have a designated witness area where visitors may wish to watch from a safe distance, and ensure the secure destruction of their paper documents.

Request a pick up from your location

To request a pick-up (additional fees apply) call us at 604-987-1493 ext 0 to arrange a one-time pick up, or ongoing regular pick ups from your business or location.  A certificate of destruction is available for your records and a detailed receipt can be written for tax purposes upon request.

For regularly scheduled, ongoing pick-up services for your office, businesses, or home, we offer weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and bi-monthly pick up services talk to us here about how we can help meet your document destruction needs!

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