Shredding Events

J.,

I work with CCCS of North Central Texas in McKinney and we are working on putting an ID Theft info and shred event together for October 25th. At this time we are still working out all the details and I hope to have this on the communnity calendars and the radio public annonuncements as soon as we are finalized. You can always check with me as the date gets closer, if you have not heard anything. Our location is at 901 North McDonald in McKinney.

D. T

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Frisco does a Chunk Your Junk several times a year. The next one is Saturday, November 15
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: 6616 Walnut St. This is from your their website:

Do not risk identity theft by tossing your personal information in the trash. A free paper shredding service will also be on site to safely recycle unwanted documents. There is a four-box limit per household, with box size not to exceed 12" W x 15.5" L x 10.5” H. We cannot accept commercial paperwork.
I don't know if they check to make sure you are a resident or not, but if you are not a resident maybe your town also does something like this. Good luck!

You might want to check with your local school district. Some schools have their students with severe special needs do shredding in a centralized location. This helps the school (and possibly community) and teaches the students a job skill for when they are old enough to get out of public education.

I would recommend contacting the Special Education department for the district or possibly one of the high schools.

Oh so glad to hear someone else is in this same position! I would appreciate if you could let me know if you come across anything.

J., the next Chunk Your Junk event will be Saturday, November 15, 2008 (Texas Recycles Day) from 8 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at 6616 Walnut St. Please note that because of time restraints, the line will be cut off at 11:30 a.m. to ensure that all waiting residents are serviced. For directions to the facility, call ###-###-####.

You can bring the following items for safe disposal, recycling, or donation (items are listed in the order of drop-off to facilitate loading and unloading procedures)
Documents for shredding; cardboard; metal and appliances*; yard waste, limbs, and untreated wood for mulching; fencing, Styrofoam, other trash; household chemicals, paint, gasoline, oil, batteries, pesticides; computers, printers, cell phones, other e-waste; old clothes, furniture, books, etc. for donation

I bought a shredder at Staples about 6 yes ago for less than $50. I shred everything that has our name on it about once a month. I'm soon to burn this one out and shopping for a better one. It is worth the investment.

Our bank just had a free shredding event on Saturday. You may want to contact your bank to see if they have anything similar.

If you find out about a shredding event, please let me know. We moved here last November from out of state and I have accumulated a big tub and 2 large bags of things that need to be shredded. I have a shredder but after too much use it overheats and stops working until it cools down. Needless to say it's a very long process and I don't have much patience for it so I would definitely be interested in a shredding event.

I saw a sign at Texans Credit Union in McKinney that they are having a Shred Day. It is free. I'm not sure if they are doing it at all their locations but you could check into that.

Hope this helps.