Shred Sensitive Documents For Free On Saturday

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- It's time to gather up those boxes filled with paper you've been meaning to throw out, but remain tucked away in your home office.

On Saturday, the city of Johns Creek, Keep Johns Creek Beautiful and Panera Bread Co. will offer free shredding of sensitive documents and recycling of cooking fats, oils and grease, fluorescent bulbs and gently-used clothes and shoes.

The shredding event, set from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20, also provides an opportunity to properly dispose of fats, oils and grease that can clog pipes and cause sewage to back up in streets and homes.

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.

To avoid identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission recommends shredding charge receipts, copies of credit applications, insurance forms, physician statements, checks and bank statements, expired charge cards and credit offers. Documents at the event will be shred on-site, and all of the paper will be recycled.

The event will be held at Panera Bread at 11715 Medlock Bridge Road.

For more information about the shredding event, contact Keep Johns Creek Beautiful at 770-551-7766 or email info@knfb.org. This event is free for residents of the City of Johns Creek; however, for non-residents, there is a fee of up to $5 to recycle fluorescent bulbs for non-residents.

Please note that this event does not include electronics recycling.

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