To celebrate America Recycles Day, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a paper shredding and recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. The event will be held at Montgomery College, Rockville, Lot 13, located at the corner of Mannakee Street and Hungerford Drive (Rte. 355).
Last year, DEP served 704 residents during the four-hour event and recycled 28,220 pounds of paper. To build on last year’s momentum and help the County reach its goal of zero waste, DEP will be collecting all paper bags and cardboard boxes for recycling. Participants should remain in their cars while staff and volunteers unload their documents.
The community shredding drop-off event provides residents with a secure and environmentally responsible way to dispose of sensitive paper documents at no additional cost. The event will end at 2 p.m. or when the shredding trucks are full, whichever comes first.
On-site confidential paper shredding and recycling guidelines:
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- Acceptable items include office paper, envelopes, file folders, mail, and similar paper products.
- Paper can include financial and legal documents, receipts, and tax and medical records.
- Paper clips and staples do not need to be removed. Please remove binder clips and rubber bands.
- Please remove paper from three-ring binders and spiral notebooks.
- No plastic or electronic items, such as credit cards, CDs, or computer disks, will be accepted.
- Residents may bring up to five small boxes or paper bags of documents. No business documents will be collected.
- Residents only. No business recycling accepted.
For safety and traffic flow, participants will not be permitted to watch the shredding process.. Materials will be securely destroyed on-site using mobile shredding trucks from Clean Cut Shredding, a professional document destruction company based in Rockville.
The event will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. For more information, contact the Montgomery County Waste Reduction and Recycling Section by calling 311 or visit the DEP website.
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