Shred Documents, Dump Cooking Grease May 13 in Johns Creek

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- The city of Johns Creek and Keep Johns Creek Beautiful will team up with Panera Bread Co. this weekend to offer a free document shredding and various recycling service for its residents.

The city's event, set for 9 a.m .to 1 p.m., will be held Saturday, May 13 at the restaurant on Medlock Bridge Road. Along with properly disposing of sensitive documents, you will also have the chance to recycle cooking fats, oils and grease, fluorescent bulbs and gently-used clothes and shoes.

Properly disposing of these cooking oils and grease can prevent them from clogging pipes and causing sewage backups in streets and homes. Additionally, fluorescent tubes and curly compact fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, which lingers in the environment for years. Keep Johns Creek Beautiful has special equipment that destroys the lights and stores the material and gases for recovery later by a certified fluorescent-light recycling firm.

Please note this event does not include electronics recycling.

Documents at the event will be shred on-site, and all of the paper will be recycled. Donated clothing and shoes will be donated to American Kidney Services.

For more information about the shredding and recycling event, contact Keep Johns Creek Beautiful at 770-551-7766, email info@knfb.org, or visit Keep North Fulton Beautiful’s website.

This event is free for residents of the city of Johns Creek; however, there is a fee of up to $5 to recycle fluorescent bulbs for non-residents. Panera Bread is located at 11715 Medlock Bridge Road.

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