Free Bergen County Paper Shredding Events 2024: Securely Dispose of Your Sensitive Documents

Why Participate in Paper Shredding Events?

1. Protect Your Personal Information: It is becoming more and more common for identity theft and other pretty much anything can be done if the bad guys can get your personal information and one of the easiest ways they can get this information is from your trash. If those documents fall into the wrong hands, personal details like social security numbers, banks statements or even the medical record of an individual can be easily accessed, but you can prevent that by bringing those documents to any of these free shredding events.

2. Convenient & Secure Shredding: These events offer you on-spot shredding through using high end industrial shredder that guarantees that your document gets shredded to small particles and cannot be reclaimed. Almost all the events with allow you to witness the shredding process as it is going on, this will make you assured that your information is well disposed of.

3. Environmentally Friendly: Shredding events help to recycle by ensuring that shredded papers are gathered and processed ready for recycling rather than being dumped in the garbage bin ending up in the dustbin. This means that you can dispose off your paper humanitarian and also in a responsible manner.

4. Free & Accessible: These events are fully funded activities, meaning organizing events incurs no costs from participants. It really is a win-win situation for everyone to reduce time and costs and, at the same time, responsibly declutter unnecessary paperwork.

What Can You Shred?

At these Bergen County paper shredding events, you can typically shred various types of documents, including:

  • Old tax returns
  • Bank statements and credit card bills
  • Medical records and prescriptions
  • Personal letters and correspondence
  • Outdated employment records
  • Any other confidential or personal paperwork you no longer need

Important Tips for the Event:

  • Bring your documents in boxes or bags for easy drop-off and quick shredding.
  • Limit the amount of shredding to a reasonable quantity (usually a few boxes per person or household).
  • Remove binders or large clips as most shredders cannot handle these materials.
  • Arrive early, as these events can sometimes have long lines, especially during the weekend.

2024 Paper Shredding Event Schedule

Your local Bergen County government website or local community centers should provide the best dates, locations, and timings of the events. Most of these activities take place annually and mostly take place on occasions that are easy to access such as parking lots, libraries or public works departments.

For additional information about schedule and rules of each shred event, please see Bergen County Official Website or your town website.

April 13, 2024 (Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Event)

  • Timings: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Venue: Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC)
  • Address: 204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039

April 27, 2024 (Spring Paper Shredding Event Rain or Shine @ Harborfields)

  • Timings: 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
  • Venue: Harborfields Public Library
  • Address: 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY, United States
  • Info: There is a maximum of 3 bags or boxes of PERSONAL papers to be shredded per vehicle.

April 13, 2024 (Fort Lee 2024 Paper Shredding Event)

  • Timings: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • Venue: Fort Lee Recreation Center
  • Address: 1500 Stillwell Avenue, Fort Lee, NJ 07024

April 21, 2024 (BCUA Tires/Electronics/Mobile Paper Shredding)

  • Timings: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
  • Venue: Bergen Community College
  • Address: 400 Paramus Rd., Paramus

May 11, 2024 (HCIA Spring Shredding Day- Guttenberg)

  • Timings: 09:00 am to 02:00 pm (GMT-04:00)
  • Venue: Guttenberg Public Works Department
  • Address: 71st St 217, Guttenberg, NJ, United States, West New York
  • Info: Limit your documents to no more than 40 lbs.

June 9, 2024 (Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Event)

  • Timings: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Venue: Livingston Senior/Community Center (LSCC)
  • Address: 204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039

August 17, 2024 (Matamoras Shred Day)

  • Timings: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Venue: Matamoras Branch
  • Address: 111 Hulst Drive, Matamoras, PA 18336, United States
  • Info: Accepting documents with personal information, no need to remove paper clips or staples.

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