Government agencies manage enormous amounts of confidential information, from employee records to sensitive internal reports. When that information is no longer needed, it has to be destroyed in a way that leaves no chance of loss or compromise. Choosing the right shredding partner is a decision agencies can’t afford to get wrong.

Chesapeake Paper Systems is a locally owned, NAID AAA Certified shredding and records management company in Baltimore with established relationships with federal and state government agencies. Its clients include the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Department of Homeland Security, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Postal Service, along with state and local government entities.

Why Agencies Choose Chesapeake Paper Systems

• Proven with federal clients: Trusted by military branches, federal departments and research agencies
• NAID AAA Certified: Maintains the highest industry standards while meeting all federal and state requirements
• Compliant: Meets state and federal information destruction laws, including HIPAA, FACTA, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Local: Locally owned and managed in Baltimore

On-Site Destruction Under Video Surveillance

For agencies, knowing exactly what happened to sensitive documents is essential. With Chesapeake’s on-site shredding:

1. Uniformed technicians collect documents from your building in locked bins.
2. Bins are moved to the mobile shredding truck under video camera surveillance.
3. Documents are destroyed on-site within minutes, and you can monitor the entire process.
4. A Certificate of Destruction is issued for your records.

Chesapeake’s trucks shred up to 4,500 pounds of paper per hour, which makes them well suited to large offices and bulk purges.

Locked Containers for Every Office

Chesapeake installs locked containers throughout your facility at no extra charge, so staff always have a secure place to put confidential documents:

• Consoles: 35″ H x 48.3″ W x 16″ D, holding 80 to 100 pounds
• 64-gallon bins: holding up to 200 pounds
• 96-gallon bins: holding up to 300 pounds

Pickup is available daily, weekly, monthly or on request. One-time purges are also available for clearing out records that have reached the end of their life cycle.

Hard Drive and Media Destruction with Serial Number Records

Agency data lives on hard drives, backup tapes and discs as much as on paper. Chesapeake destroys hard drives, zip drives, backup tapes, DVDs and CDs on-site using the most advanced hard drive destruction unit on the market. Technicians gather serial numbers for your records before destruction. The process takes only six seconds, and at that point the data is completely destroyed. You’re welcome to observe.

Records Storage for Documents You Must Keep

For records that need to be retained, Chesapeake’s storage facility offers 24-hour video surveillance, the latest fire detection and suppression technology, and an indexing and barcode system that makes records easy to track and retrieve.

A Greener Choice for Public Agencies

Chesapeake is committed to environmental sustainability. Shredded material goes to qualified paper and electronic recyclers and returns to the marketplace as recycled copy paper, paper towels, packaging and other paper products. Its destruction trucks run on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) and B5 biodiesel, and the company says its fleet uses less fuel per pound of paper shredded than any other on the market.

Serving Agencies Across the Region

Chesapeake serves Washington, DC and communities throughout Maryland and Northern Virginia, including Annapolis, Baltimore, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Silver Spring, Upper Marlboro, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, McLean, Reston, Springfield and Tysons.

Talk to Chesapeake About Your Agency’s Needs

Chesapeake’s knowledgeable staff will help design a shredding program that meets your agency’s needs, schedule and budget. Call 844.400.2437 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) or visit 99 Ray Road, Baltimore, MD 21227.

 

Meta: Trusted by the Navy, Army, DHS and NIH. NAID AAA Certified on-site shredding and hard drive destruction for government agencies in MD, DC and Northern VA.