Visit DPW, Shred Documents At Special West Hartford Event

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The town's public works department promises to be the place to be on Saturday, April 18, as it will host two events for the community.

Both occur at the DPW's 17 Brixton St. headquarters in West Hartford from 9 a.m. to noon.

The day will comprise a West Hartford DPW open house and a residential paper/document shredding event.

DPW Open House

The open house is in observance of National Public Works Week and is a rain-or-shine event.

At the event, children can sit in the trucks, while adults can get all their recycling questions answered and learn more about electric vehicles and charging stations.

Attendees can enter a free drawing for a yard waste barrel and a free bulky or metal waste removal permit.

Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the West Hartford Food Pantry to help a neighbor in need.

The West Hartford DPW is joining 34 other communities in Connecticut to fill a public works truck with food and household goods in support of local community food banks.

Residential Paper Shredding

Meanwhile, Infoshred LLC, will safely shred confidential papers for free that day or until the truck is full.

This service is available to West Hartford residents; guests should bring IDs. No commercial businesses.

The event will be on the side entrance of 17 Brixton St.

If coming from New Park Road, turn down Oakwood Avenue. The side entrance for DPW is just past Brixton Street on Oakwood Avenue. Follow the signs.

This event is also seeking non-perishable food items to stock the shelves of the local food pantry.

Paper collected by Infoshred is shredded on-site, then shredded again before being baled at Infoshred’s secure facility.

All paper shredded and processed by Infoshred is recycled and turned into new materials like tissue paper, paper towels, and dental bibs.

The limit is two copy paper boxes and folks should bring sensitive documents only.

Before coming, separate junk mail, other non-sensitive paper, and envelopes and recycle them in a curbside blue barrel.

"This is a very popular event and we want to accommodate all residents," wrote the town.