Photo Album Scan & Recycle

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Have a closet full of family photo albums, aging books in boxes, or an entire collection to preserve? Heirloom’s Scan & Recycle service turns those photographs into high-quality digital images for approximately 40% less than our standard photo album scanning service.

You receive individual 600 dpi JPG images, grouped into a separate digital folder for each album and kept in the same order they appeared in the book. The savings come from a simpler handling process: we digitize your photographs without rebuilding the albums for return.

Your Originals Are Not Returned

This service permanently retires your physical collection after digitization. We may dismantle album bindings, cut out pages, remove protective coverings, and remove photographs as needed to streamline scanning. Photos will not be placed back into the albums.

After we review your scans and notify you that your digital images are ready, we retain the remaining original photographs, album pages, and other album materials for 90 calendar days. This gives you time to review your files and request a rescan if needed.

After the 90-day hold, the remaining originals will be securely destroyed through our certified destruction process, and eligible materials will be recycled. The destruction includes the original photographs, not just the empty albums. Once destroyed, the originals cannot be recovered or rescanned.

If you want your original albums or photographs returned, choose our standard Photo Album Scanning Service.

What You Receive

• Each photograph scanned as an individual 600 dpi JPG image.
• A separate digital folder for each album, identified by its assigned album number.
• Images arranged in the order they were found in the album.
• Digital delivery to your private Heirloom cloud account, with downloads available.
• The option to add a USB backup drive to your order.
• A 90-day hold of the remaining originals for potential rescanning.
• Certified destruction after the hold, with eligible materials recycled.

Save 40% Per Album

Album sizes are based on the number of photographs, not the dimensions of the book. Prices below are per album. We verify each album’s photo count during your free inspection.

How It Works

1. Bring or send your albums. Drop them off at Heirloom in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, or ship them from anywhere in the country. You do not need to remove the photographs or count them first.

2. Review your free, itemized quote. We inspect your collection, identify each album, and confirm the exact price. You approve the quote, authorize Scan & Recycle, and submit payment before work begins.

3. Enjoy your digital photographs. We scan each photo, organize your images by album, and review the scans before digital delivery.

4. Review your files during the 90-day hold. Contact us if an image needs to be rescanned. At the end of the hold, the remaining originals are securely destroyed through our certified destruction process and eligible materials recycled.