Residents Have Overwhelming Response to Sanitary District No. 1 'Shred-It' and E-Waste Event

Lawrence, N.Y. (November 18, 2015) – Hundreds of residents attended the Sanitary District No. 1’s ‘Shred-It’ and E-Waste event over the weekend despite the gloomy weather to securely destroy outdated personal documents and recycle unwanted electronics. The District’s Board of Commissioners James J. Vilardi, Irving J. Kaminetsky and Frank Argento, along with Superintendent George Pappas, greeted residents who came out and sorted waste to be properly disposed of.

“We are overwhelmed by the positive turnout of residents,” stated Sanitary District No. 1 Chairman James Villardi. “Cars lined up a mile long all morning and we filled multiple trucks with personal documents to be shredded. Residents have handed us shoeboxes with personal documents to be safely destroyed and have opened their trunks packed with electronics they want to recycle.”

The District utilized multiple shredding trucks onsite to destroy any private information, such as pre-approved credit offers, bank statements, pay stubs or tax returns. Also onsite were sorted boxes provided by GreenChip, a service which erases personal information on the recyclable electronic items. GreenChip partnered with the District to collect any unwanted electronics and erase data in strict compliance with the Department of Defense, NAID and R2 standards.

“This response verifies the community has a demand to safely destroy personal information, and as a District we are happy to host more shredding and e-waste events in the future,” added Superintendent George Pappas. “We will have more trucks on hand to accommodate the amount of waste even faster at the next event. Moreover, I would like to thank GreenChip for partnering with us and making it possible to collect so many broken, outdated or unwanted electronics. We look forward to working together again in the future.”

Sanitary District No. 1 provides sanitation and recycling services to approximately 16,000 residential and commercial properties throughout the Villages of Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Woodsburgh and portions of the unincorporated areas of Lynbrook and Millbrook. Since 1929, Sanitary District No. 1 has provided the most cost-effective service to its diverse community. For more information, log onto www.sanitarydistrict1.com or call (516) 239-5600.

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Photo 1: The Sanitary District #1 Board Commissioner J. Kaminetsky carries a broken remote control and wireless modem to be recycled by GreenChip during the ‘Shred-it and E-waste’ event.

Photo 2: The Sanitary District #1 Board of Commissioners and staff collect boxes and bags of personal documents as residents arrive at the ‘Shred-it and E-Waste’ event and pile the paper waste into trucks to be shredded.

Photo 3: The Sanitary District #1 Board Superintendent George Pappas carries a shoebox filled with personal documents such as pre-approved credit offers, bank statements, pay stubs and tax returns to be shredded securely.

Photo 4: Community members recycling E-Waste items pull up to sorted boxes supplied by GreenChip to recycle electronics. Computer modems and laptops fill the box quickly.

Photo 5: (L-R) The Sanitary District #1 Board Superintendent George Pappas, Commissioners James J. Vilardi, Irving J. Kaminetsky and Frank Argento unload waste from residents’ cars during the ‘Shred-it and E-Waste’ event.