The East Montgomery County Improvement District will host Shred It EMC, a free document shredding event, on Saturday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the EMCID Complex parking lot, located at 21575 U.S. Highway 59 North in New Caney.
Shredding is a quick and convenient way to dispose of sensitive information in a manner that provides added security against identity theft — and it’s great for the environment. All shredded documents are recycled.
“People respond very positively to this event,” said Frank McCrady, President/CEO. “You don’t have to do a thing. Drive up and we’ll take your boxes or bags of documents, empty them into the shredding bin, and up they go into a massive shredder.”
Area residents and business owners dropped off a combined 15,000 pounds of documents at the last two events, filling up about three-quarters of the available space in the shredding vehicle each year.
Vehicles should enter through Eagle Drive by the R.B. Tullis Library and drive straight back to the EMCID Complex. Vehicles will exit right onto the U.S. Highway 59 frontage road.
Acceptable to Shred
- Any office paper
- File folders
- Thin cardboard
- No need to remove staples, paper clips, rubber bands or small binders
Not accepted
- Thick cardboard
- Common trash
- Hazardous materials
- Plastics or metals
- CDs, DVDs