New York Sponsors 2nd Annual Shred Fest

In this age of heightened fears over identity theft, New York City residents will get an opportunity next month to shred their sensitive documents ⎯ at no charge.

The second annual Shred Fest NYC takes place all day on Sunday, May 3. Residents of all five boroughs will be able to bring their sensitive documents, like old bank statements, paycheck stubs and credit card statements, to 11 locations throughout the city.

The documents will be shredded by truck-mounted industrial shredding equipment, provided courtesy of Code Shred, Brink’s Document Destruction and USA Shred. All the shredded paper will be recycled.

The first five people to arrive with their papers at each site will receive a free paper shredder, donated by Staples.

New York’s Department of Consumer Affairs is sponsoring the event in coordination with the Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator, the Parks and Recreation Department and the Department of Sanitation.

What a great idea!

Does your town or city offer a similar opportunity to safely destroy personal documents?

Tags: identity theft prevention, paper shredding

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