East Windsor To Host Shredding, Recycling Event Sept. 30

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — East Windsor will be holding a Township Document Shredding and Recycling Event, on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at the East Windsor Township Senior Center, located at 40 Lanning Boulevard.

Free document shredding will be available to residents so they can dispose of unwanted and unneeded documents. Paper shredding, which is on a first come first serve basis, will be accepted from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. or until the truck is full.

Document shredding is limited to ten boxes per household until the shredding truck is full. The service is for East Windsor residents only. No commercial entities are allowed to participate.

“This is a great opportunity for East Windsor residents to dispose of old or confidential documents in a secure manner. Document shredding provides a non-recoverable tool for providing confidentiality and protecting against identity theft,” Mayor Janice S. Mironov said.

Electronics Recycling is limited to televisions, computers and accessories, monitors, fax machines, cell phones, VCR’s, cable boxes, telephones and radios. Residents also will be able to dispose of fluorescent bulbs and household batteries.

Nonprofit organization RISE will have trucks on-site to collect clothing, shoes, blankets, housewares (plates, mugs and related items), working appliances, household electronics and usable furniture. Clothing should be brought in plastic bags.

Residents also are encouraged to recycle their plastic film at this event. The types of plastic film that can be dropped off include:

• Grocery bags
• Bread bags
• Bubble wrap
• Dry cleaning bags
• Newspaper sleeves
• Ice bags
• Plastic shipping envelopes
• Ziploc and other re-closable food storage bags
• Cereal bags
• Case overwrap
• Salt bags
• Pallet wrap and stretch film
• Wood pellet bags
• Produce bags

Residents must remain in their vehicles at all times and have their driver’s license to display as proof of residency.

For more information regarding the event, call (609) 443-4000, ext. 215.