Quran Disposal Price in Singapore
Nobody enjoys asking about money. Especially not for something as sensitive as retiring a Quran. So we will simply tell you everything. This page lists our full rates with complete worked totals, so you know your exact bill before you book. ShredRite is a Muslim-owned Singapore service. We collect Islamic materials from your doorstep, islandwide, and micro-shred them at our own facility to the DIN 66399 P-5 standard, with Shariah-compliant handling from collection to destruction. If you want the wider process explained first, our guide to Quran disposal in Singapore covers it step by step.
Our rates
Three numbers cover everything. There are no hidden charges, no fuel surcharges, and no extra cost for HDB walk-ups or lift landings.
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Booking fee (once per pickup) | $20 |
| Books and papers: Quran, kitab, Yasin books, doa and tahlil booklets, madrasah textbooks and workbooks, Islamic calendars with ayat | $5.50 per kg |
| Frames and harder materials: framed ayat, framed calligraphy, cassettes and VCDs of Quran recitation | $7 per kg |
The booking fee applies once per pickup, whatever the quantity. It covers our trip to your doorstep, anywhere in Singapore.
Softer paper items like khutbah notes, wedding and kenduri cards with Bismillah, and newspaper clippings with Quranic text all fall under books and papers. Frames and harder pieces take more handling, which is why that rate is slightly higher. Not sure where an item falls? WhatsApp us a photo at (+65) 8383 1987 and we will confirm the rate before you book.
Worked examples: your actual total
Most price lists stop at the per-kg rate and leave you doing sums at the kitchen table. Here are complete totals with the booking fee already included.
| Your materials | The working | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 3kg of books and papers | (3 x $5.50) + $20 | $36.50 |
| 5kg of books and papers | (5 x $5.50) + $20 | $47.50 |
| 10kg of books and papers | (10 x $5.50) + $20 | $75 |
| 20kg of books and papers | (20 x $5.50) + $20 | $130 |
| Mixed load: 8kg of books plus 2kg of frames | (8 x $5.50) + (2 x $7) + $20 | $78 |
For a sense of scale, a filled shopping bag of books weighs roughly 5kg. A typical home clear-out of old madrasah workbooks, Yasin books and calendars usually lands between 5kg and 10kg. That puts most household pickups in the $47.50 to $75 range.
Mixed loads are common and simple. We weigh your books and your frames separately on the same scale, apply each rate to its own weight, and add a single booking fee. You watch the whole calculation happen at your door.
What the price covers
You are not paying for shredding alone. The price covers the whole journey of your materials, handled with care at each stage.
- Doorstep collection, islandwide. We come to your home or office anywhere in Singapore. You never need to travel, pack a courier box, or carry heavy bags to a drop-off point. Coverage details are on our islandwide collection page.
- Weighing in front of you. We bring a digital platform scale to your doorstep and weigh your materials while you watch. You see the number for yourself. The final price is confirmed there and then, before anything leaves your home.
- Transport to our facility. Your materials travel with us to our facility at 66 Tannery Lane, Sindo Building. You do not need to visit. Everything happens from your doorstep.
- DIN 66399 P-5 micro-shredding. This is a high security destruction standard. Particles come out smaller than 30 square millimetres, so no ayat survives in readable form.
- Shariah-compliant handling throughout. Your Quran and kitab are treated as sacred from the moment we receive them until destruction is complete.
Cheaper and free routes exist. Here is when to use them.
We would rather you trust this page than feel sold to. Some mosques run collection drives for old Qurans and religious books. Community programmes appear from time to time as well. These routes are usually free, and they are a genuine blessing for the community.
They make good sense when two things are true. First, you have a small quantity, perhaps a few books that fit in one bag. Second, you are not in a hurry, so you can wait for the next drive to be announced and bring the items down yourself.
Where a paid service earns its fee is method, transparency and timing. You know exactly how your materials are destroyed, to a named standard, at a facility you can name. You see the weight and the final price at your own door. And you choose the collection date instead of waiting for an announcement. If you are clearing a late parent's home, preparing for a move, or holding twenty years of madrasah books, those three things usually matter more than the fee itself. Our honest comparison of five Quran disposal options in Singapore walks through all the alternatives, including the free ones.
One more honest note. These rates are for households. Mosques, madrasahs and organisations clearing larger volumes have their own arrangement with us. If you are asking on behalf of an institution, start at our mosque and madrasah disposal page instead, and we will take it from there.
Bookings that give back
ShredRite partners with Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique. Bookings made through the mosque's referral support the mosque's fund. Your collection is handled exactly the same way, and part of what you pay flows back to the community. If you worship there, ask the mosque office about the referral before you book.
Questions people ask about the cost
Why is there a booking fee?
The $20 booking fee covers the doorstep trip itself. Our team travels to your home anywhere in Singapore, weighs your materials in front of you, and transports them to our Tannery Lane facility. It applies once per booking, no matter how many bags you have.
Do I pay before or after weighing?
After. We weigh your materials on our digital platform scale at your doorstep, in front of you. Your final amount is confirmed before anything leaves your home, so you never pay based on a guess.
Is there a minimum weight?
No minimum. We collect even a single Quran. For very small amounts, a free mosque collection drive may be more economical if one is running and you are able to wait for it.
How do I estimate the weight of my materials?
A filled shopping bag of books is roughly 5kg. Count your bags for a quick estimate. The exact figure always comes from the digital platform scale at your doorstep, so your estimate does not need to be perfect.
Ready for a firm number?
Count your bags, check the tables above, and you already know your total within a few dollars. When you are ready, book your pickup online. Prefer to talk it through first? WhatsApp us at (+65) 8383 1987 or write to info@shred-rite.com and we will help you estimate. You can also browse our services to see everything we collect, from sejadah and telekung printed with verses to banners and posters with ayat. When your Quran is ready to be retired, we will treat it with the care it deserves, Alhamdulillah.