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Montgomery College to Host NBC4-PNC Bank Shred Event

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Solid Waste Services reminds residents that they can shred and recycle personal confidential papers free of charge at the next NBC4-PNC Bank Shred.

The event will be held rain or shine and cars must be in line by 11 a.m.

Residents may bring up to five cardboard boxes and/or paper bags of personal papers for shredding. All paper will be shredded on site. However, in the interest of safety and traffic flow, residents will not be able to observe their paper being shredded.

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The following types of personal papers are acceptable for shredding and recycling:

o Financial and legal documents, receipts, tax and medical records, applications, confidential mail, etc.

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o Paper with staples or paper clips

o Envelopes with plastic windows

The following materials will not be accepted at the community shred event:

o Batteries

o Flammables

o Combustibles

o Electronic Equipment (Computers, hard drives, etc.)

o Electronic Media Materials (Disks, CD’s, tapes, etc.)

o Plastic (credit cards, plastic bags)

o Binders

o Hanging files

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will be on site at 9:30 a.m. to greet residents bringing papers to be shredded.

The event is a partnership between NBC4, PNC Bank, Shred-It, Montgomery College, Montgomery County Government and Unity Disposal and Recycling.

To see more information about the event, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling and click on “NBC4-PNC Bank Community Shred” under Upcoming Events, or call 3-1-1 or 240-777-0311 (from outside Montgomery County).

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