Burlington County to hold shredding event March 29

Freeholder Deputy director Joe Howarth announced that county residents will have the opportunity to shred confidential documents and safely dispose of computers and TVs on Saturday, Mar. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Robert C. Shinn Recycling Center, 130 Hancock Lane in Westampton. This is the last event until June 22.

“Our last event in February drew more than 800 residents, and with the warmer weather, we expect even more to participate on March 29” Howarth said. “We try to make the event very user friendly. Residents do not even have to leave their cars as volunteers are on hand to unload the recyclables.”

Residents are urged to bring only “confidential” documents for shredding, such as bank and credit card statements, tax returns, papers with account numbers or social security numbers. They will be shredded on-site. They should not bring already-shredded paper, binders, plastic folders, computer disks or plastic credit cards. Up to four bags or boxes per household will be accepted.

Howarth is asking residents to “help us preserve landfill space by bringing in more than the traditional TVs and computer equipment. We invite county residents to bring in non-working microwaves, stereos, vacuum cleaners and, yes, even toasters, blenders and similar small household appliances.”

This is in addition to the laptops, monitors, computer keyboards, mice/cables, printers, desktop copiers, scanners, fax machines, VCR/DVD/MP3 players, cell phones, game consoles and rechargeable batteries the program already accepts.

This event is for Burlington County residents only. ID is required. No businesses, please. For more information call (609) 499–1001 or email recycle@co.burlington.nj.us