Shred It Right In Northfield

Press release from the City of Northfield:

April 28, 2021

Thank you to everyone who participated and patiently waited in line at our paper-shredding event on Saturday! The demand was beyond our expectations. We will do this event annually in April, but will make some adjustments for the future to help move things along!

We collected about 9,500 pound of paper. That means by shredding and recycling, we helped save:

• 80.75 trees
• 33,250 gallons of water
• 14.25 cubic yards of landfill
• 2.38 years of energy for the average home

Gracias a todos los que participaron y esperaron pacientemente en la fila de nuestro evento de trituración de papel del sábado. La demanda superó nuestras expectativas. Haremos este evento anualmente en abril, pero se realizarán algunos ajustes para el futuro para ayudar a que las cosas avancen mejor.

Recogimos unas 9,500 libras de papel. Eso significa que, al triturar y reciclar, ayudamos a ahorrar:

• 80.75 árboles
• 33,250 galones de agua
• 14.25 yardas cúbicas de vertedero
• 2.38 años de energía para el hogar medio

This press release was produced by the City of Northfield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.