Avoid identity theft and recycle with shredding options
Tax season requires going through your saved bills, receipts, bank statements and prior tax filings. Some you toss, some you recycle – but either way, you should always SHRED. Avoid the risk of identity theft with these tips:
Shred Only Necessary Documents
Limit shredding to documents and mail that contain personal information. If it’s your address on junk mail or envelopes, simply black it out with a marker.
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Contain it for Curb It!
When your throw shredded paper in your recycling cart, it must be contained in a paper sack, cereal box or pop can box – never a plastic bag. If shredded paper isn’t contained or is in a plastic bag it ends up in the landfill. The sorting process can’t capture the small pieces and plastic bags – empty or full – are pulled from the materials first thing to prevent equipment damage.
Also, be sure to fold down the paper sack or close the cereal box. You can even tape or staple it shut. Now it’s ready to be tossed in your recycling cart. Learn more about Curb It! guidelines or watch how it’s sorted at Greenstar Recycling.
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Bring It to Us to Shred
You can now drop off personal documents for shredding at Metro Waste Authority’s Regional Collection Center. The shredding service is free for the first 75 lbs. and $0.50/lb. thereafter. Please note this is not a Certified Document Destruction program.
The Regional Collection Center is open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to Noon the first and third Saturdays of the month. The facility is just a half mile north of I-80 off the Adventureland exit on Highway 65.
For more information, visit us at www.MWAtoday.com or call 224.0021.