Residents can bring documents in up to six boxes, containers, or bags per visit and may stay and watch as their documents are shredded. Staples and paperclips do not have to be removed. Please contact Somerset County directly for further information.ĭocuments are commercially shredded safely, privately, and properly by trained, licensed, and bonded document destruction specialists. Residents do not have to reside in the town hosting an event to participate.Īfter the initial county-hosted kick-off event in March, subsequent events are hosted by various municipalities, with assistance from Somerset County. Residents from all 21 Somerset County municipalities can have personal documents shredded at as many free, on-site mobile paper-shredding events as they wish to attend. to 1:00 p.m., or until the trucks are filled to capacity, at which time they leave and the event is over for the day.Ģ022 Operation Secure Shred program dates and locations: Operation Secure Shred Schedule 2022 All shredding events are held from 9:00 a.m. Shredding events are held on 10 Saturdays through the "Operation Secure Shred" program, rain or shine.
The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to offer residents a free document-shredding program at various locations around the county. “Operation Secure Shred” Sponsored by Somerset County Road Projects & Construction Announcements.Disaster, Health & Safety Information +.Mental Health & Addiction Services Providers.These events are free to the public and made possible by the generous donation of time by members of the Sheriff's Auxiliary Volunteers. We have contracted with Assured Document Shredding to provide secure and reliable destruction of your documents. Here is a sample of items found mixed in with people's documents during past events: large seashells, rocks, batteries, computer mouse, computer cables, clothes and other items that would have damaged the shred machine on the truck.ĭocuments from businesses and personal videos, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, photographs, photo slides, and credit cards will NOT be accepted.
Please limit the number of boxes to 5, so that everyone may have a chance to participate.Īcceptable items for shredding are any personal paper documents that are loose, folded, stapled or in envelopes. Please remember to check your papers for foreign objects prior to coming to a Shred-A-Thon. If you bring your documents in plastic bags, please leave them untied so they can be accessed more quickly. cardboard boxes, bins, etc.) will be returned to you. Shredding will be completed on-site before you leave. Events are added as they are confirmed, so check back often.Īll 2022 events will be a drive-thru service. You might be required to exit your vehicle and hand boxes to an attendant or an attendant will come to your vehicle and transfer all documents for shredding to a bin. Please check the dates & times listed below for the event nearest you. All confirmed event dates are on Saturdays, and all shredding events will be approximately 3 hours. 2022 will mark the 15th year the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has provided this valuable service, free-of-charge to the community.