Free Document Shredding Event For Hillsborough Residents

Hillsborough, NJ -- Protect your identity.

The Somerset County Board of Freeholders and the county's Records Management Division are offering an "Operation Secure Shred" program, for Somerset County residents.

All shredding events are held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until the trucks are filled to capacity.

The kick-off shredding event, hosted by Somerset County at the Somerset County Public Works Garage, will be held on April 23.

The Garage is located at 410 Roycefield Road in Hillsborough. The South County Public Works Garage can be reached from Route 206 to Dukes Parkway West, left to Roycefield Road.

There will be 10 other shredding events including:

1. April 30 in Watchung at the Bayberry Elementary School–113 Bayberry Lane;
2. May 14 in Hillsborough at the Auten Road School–281 Auten Road;
3. June 18 in Raritan at the Washington School–614 First Ave.;
4. June 25 in Bedminster at the Public Works Building–75 Miller Lane;
5. Sept. 10 in Somerset at the Franklin Township Municipal Building–475 DeMott Lane;
6. Sept.17 in Bridgewater at the Municipal Building–100 Commons Way;
7. Sept. 24 in Skillman at Montgomery High School–1016 Route 601;
8. Oct. 1 in Branchburg at the Municipal Building–1077 U.S. Highway 202 North;
9. Oct. 8 in Basking Ridge at the Bernards Township Engineering Services Building–277 S. Maple Ave.;
10. Oct. 15 in Green Brook at the Municipal Building–111 Greenbrook Road.

Residents do not have to reside in a town hosting an event to participate.

“Since the program began in 2007, over 1.2 million pounds of materials have been dropped off for shredding by about 15,000 residents, thereby keeping personal information out of the hands of unauthorized people who could potentially wreak financial havoc,” said Freeholder Scaglione.

Municipalities that participate in the shredding events earn credits toward the Sustainable New Jersey program.

Documents will be commercially shredded safely, privately and properly by trained, licensed and bonded document-destruction specialists. Staples and paperclips do not have to be removed. Residents may bring documents in up to six boxes, containers or bags per visit and will be asked to take back their receptacles.

Residents may stay and watch as their documents are shred, if they wish. The following recyclable items will not be accepted: junk mail, magazines and newspapers.

For more information about locations of the municipal shredding events, contact the towns directly. A listing of towns in Somerset County can be found on the county's website at http://bit.ly/SCTowns. A schedule of shredding events and more are available athttp://bit.ly/SCShred

A brochure titled “To shred or Not to Shred?” is available at http://bit.ly/ShredFacts

For further information, contact the Somerset County Records Management Division at 908-203-6018 or recordsmgmt@co.somerset.nj.us.