The mark consists of an arched banner of 11 stars over a red-eyed, blue-bodied, white-toothed shark in a swimming, twisting posture with shredded paper pieces in and around the mouth of the shark. Below the shark are the words AMERICAN SHREDDING A DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION COMPANY. The word SHREDDING is bracketed by two broad lines, one blue and one red. The stars, body of the shark, the words SHREDDING A DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION COMPANY, and the upper lines bracketing the word SHREDDING are in blue. The eye and mouth of the shark, the word AMERICAN, and the lower lines bracketing the word SHREDDING are in red. The body of the pieces of paper, the shark teeth and the background are white. The edges of the paper pieces are black.