1. A method for documenting destruction of at least one document, the method comprising: scanning a unique identifier associated with the document; processing the document thereby rendering the document illegible with a document destruction device; and recording an information summary associated with the document and the processing of the document including the unique identifier; wherein the information summary comprises a video of the process from a recording start time to a recording end time; wherein the recording start time is a start time prior to rendering the document illegible selected from the group consisting of a time when the document is received, a time when the document is submitted to the document destruction device for processing, a time when the document is loaded onto a conveying device capable of receiving and transporting the document to and from the document destruction device, a time when the document is scanned, and a time when the document is weighed; and wherein the recording end time is selected from an end time following rendering the document illegible selected from the group consisting of a time when the document exits the document destruction device, a time when packaging of the document is completed, and a time when the document is shipped to another facility.