Mayor announces Shredding Day

Advocate Staff Report

  Mayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will be hosting Shredding Day on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rivergreen parking lot at 1 Rivergreen Dr. The City will be partnering with Stericycle, a specialty document shredding company, to help securely shred unwanted documents. Please be prepared to show proof of residency because it is required to participate in the event and will be checked on site.

  “Properly shredding important documents containing sensitive information is important to keeping your private information protected,” said Mayor DeMaria. “We wanted to offer residents the chance to safely and securely dispose of these documents, and by partnering with Stericycle, we can ensure that these items will be properly shredded.”

  Residents can bring many types of old or unwanted documents that are commonly found in homes, such as:

• Financial documents
• Medical records
• Newspapers
• Legal documents
• Receipts & invoices
• Tax records
• W-2 and W-4 forms
• Utility bills
• Bank statements
• Contracts
• Cancelled checks
• Credit card statements
• Pay stubs

  • Any other documents containing personal information