Timeline for After completing a contract they are asking me to shred hundreds of pages worth of documents. Should I ask to be paid or take it to pros?
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| Dec 5, 2021 at 4:09 | comment | added | user30748 | If time is not of the essence and you have environmental concerns, you could soak the papers in a 5 gallon bucket for a few weeks until the paper starts to fall apart, then punch a hole in the lid large enough for the shaft of a paint stirrer driver by a drill to finish the shredding process. I would not recommend this method, however. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 18:52 | comment | added | iLuvLogix | @MichaelMcFarlane If they get burnt 1 by 1 as single sheets I agree - but trying to burn stacks of a couple of 100 pages the results may vary.. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 18:21 | comment | added | Michael McFarlane | Burning 100s of papers is like burning a log when it works. It takes serious effort if you are not already building a nice fire. Often, it does not work because not all the pages burn through when you have so many, leaving a mess. | |
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| Nov 30, 2021 at 14:22 | comment | added | iLuvLogix | @PeterM Fully agree, taking it to a professional facility (furnace or shredder) needs also a security-concept for the tranportation etc. I like your suggestion to do it in batches if time is not of the essence.. I will add that option to my answer if you don't mind.. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 14:17 | comment | added | Peter M | Burning the documents is also likely to have a significant cost as you need to securely get the documents to the location where they will be burned. But if the OP continues to work with this company there may not be a deadline for when the shredding is complete. So the OP could roll the shredding into the next contract by shredding a few pages each day. | |
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| Nov 30, 2021 at 11:47 | history | answered | iLuvLogix | CC BY-SA 4.0 |