Cecil College Shred Day celebrates Earth Day

NORTH EAST, Md. – Cecil College will host a Community Shred Day on Monday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in celebration of Earth Day. Cecil College is offering this shred service free of charge at its main campus at One Seahawk Drive, in North East.

Local residents and businesses are invited to bring personal documents for secure, onsite shredding. A mobile shred unit will be on hand to destroy documents onsite. People will be able to watch their documents being shredded through the unit's observation window. Items with staples and paperclips can also be shredded.

Properly disposing of personal documents is one way for people to protect themselves from identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission recommends shredding sensitive documents such as charge receipts, old utility bills, copies of credit applications, insurance forms, physician statements, unused checks, bank statements, and expired charge cards.

There will also be a large container onsite to dispose of video tapes, floppy discs, thumb drives, X-rays, CDs, and microfiche. These items will be gathered and returned to the company’s disposal facility for destruction. The College will receive a certificate confirming the destruction of the items.

Make the short trip to Cecil College to protect your personal information and discard unwanted documents at our free Earth Day shredding event. Not only will be have the opportunity do some Spring cleaning of unwanted paper, grab a bite to eat at one of the food trucks that will be onsite.

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