Free Community Paper Shredding Event
September 7 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The South Barrington Village Hall will host its annual Community Paper Shredding Event on Saturday, September 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event will be held in the back packing lot behind Village Hall and the Police Department. Workers will remove paper from vehicles and place documents in tote carts that will then be loaded into a shredding truck and shredding onsite. All paper is cross-shredded, baled and recycled into new paper products. Residents will have the option to view their documents being destroyed at this event.
How to Prepare Paper for Shredding
Whether the paper is shredded at a SWANCC event or through a different source, the stream must be dry, clean and free of any other type of materials – known as “contamination”.
What are considered “sensitive” documents?
Sensitive documents are medical forms, bank statements, retired tax records, financial planning portfolios or documents with personal information – address labels are not considered “sensitive” information.
How should paper be prepared?
√ Paper must be loose – not in binders or folders
√ Remove all metal clips – small staples are okay
√ Remove all plastic covers or spines
√ Do Not bring paper in plastic bags
What types of paper items are NOT ACCEPTED?
NO – Photos or family albums
NO – Photo negatives
NO – Plastic credit or gift cards
NO – Plastic covers from check books or registers
NO – Store receipts
NO – Books
Paper NOT WANTED for shredding but can be recycled in your curbside cart!
NO – Magazines
NO – Junk mail, ads or coupons
NO – Greeting cards
NO – Newspapers
What is the danger of putting “contamination” in the paper?
Batteries, electronics, medications, sharps, etc. pose a health and safety danger to those touching the paper documents, and batteries can spark fires inside the paper truck as terminal ends come in contact with the metal shredder! Additionally, contamination will lower the value of the paper when sold.
Your cooperation is essential to produce a dry, clean, stream of paper to make new paper products, and is very appreciated!
