Community Shred Day Planned For Greenfield

GREENFIELD, WI — Mark your calendar for the upcoming community shred day in Greenfield. Residents will be able to destroy their documents free of charge at the event on August 14, according to the city's website.

The City of Greenfield Department of Parks and Recreation hired the company Shred It to bring its mobile shredding unit to City Hall. Residents can bring up to three boxes or bags of files for destruction, the city website said.

Shred It will then securely destroy the documents as residents watch. The event is only open to residents of Greenfield, but is free of charge, the city website said.

The shredding event will take place at 9 a.m.-noon in the City Hall Parking lot at 7325 West Forest Home Avenue on August 14.

The city website shared some reasons to shred documents:

• It's fast and easy — the Shred It unit can destroy up to 2,500 documents per hour, including paperclips and staples.
• It's efficient — Hand over the files, and they are shredded immediately.
• Documents will be recycled into new paper products.
• Shredding documents can reduce the risk of identity theft.
• Getting rid of old documents can save space in your home or storage unit.