Residential Document Shredding Program Coming to Little Egg Harbor

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The shredder's automatic system eliminates the
need for human contact with a resident's documents.

Ocean County residents looking to get rid of unwanted paper documents are invited to participate in the county’s Residential Document Shredding Program at the Little Egg Harbor Township Community Center, located at 319 West Calabreeze Way, on Wednesday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“This is a program that moves throughout Ocean County, offering residents the ability to get rid of all those residential papers, like old bills, files, statements, that are no longer needed,” Ocean County Freeholder James F. Lacey, who serves as liaison to the county’s recycling program

s, stated in a press release. “With this program we provide a convenient way to recycle old documents safely and securely.”

The popular program, which accepts all paper documents and forms, began in 2008. There were 17 collection dates held throughout the county in 2014 in which the program recycled 82.35 tons, or 164,700 pounds, of documents.

“All of these documents didn’t take up room at the landfill and didn’t get into the wrong hands, avoiding identity theft,” Lacey said.

This year’s program will run from April through October. The work is being performed by Autoshred of Toms River at no cost to the county. Commercial documents, X-rays, CDs, floppy disks, microfilm and file folders will not be accepted.

All collection dates will run the complete scheduled time or until the truck, which has the capacity to hold 8,000 pounds, is full. The shredding unit features an automatic feeding and dumping system, which eliminates the need for human contact with a resident’s documents, Lacey noted.

“This board is pleased to provide this service which, in addition to the environmental benefit, is an extra layer of security for our citizens,” said Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett Jr.

Residents can participate in any of the program’s locations throughout the county. For anyone looking to attend only local sites, the Ocean County Southern Recycling Center, located at 379 Haywood Rd., Building 105 in Stafford, will be a site on July 25. Another collection will be held behind the Surf City Police Department, located at Ninth Street and Central Avenue, on Oct. 17.

Residents can bring up to six boxes or bags each day. Registration is not required.

For additional information, call the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management at 732-506-5047 or visit the department’s website, co.ocean.nj.us.

— Kelley Anne Essinger

This article was published in The SandPaper.