FREE: PAper Shredding

Join us on Saturday, September 20th from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Jewel Osco parking lot (4224 N Lincoln) for a free shredding event. Bring your old documents to securely dispose of. Limit of 2 boxes per person. Please remove paper clips and staples. Read more to learn about which papers can be accepted and recycled.

OPTIMAL
White office paper, non-glossy.

ACCEPTABLE
Colored copier paper, windowed or windowless envelopes, legal pads, file folders, message pads, non-glossy flyers pamphlets and brochures.

NOT ACCEPTABLE
Newspapers, magazines, plastic bags, bubble-insulated envelopes, credit and ID cards, license plates, cardboard (including hardcovers of books and composition folders), 3 ring binders, notebook spirals, plastic file covers, hanging file folders, accordion folders, paper towels, napkins, tissues, CDs, disks, blueprints, styrofoam, prescription medicine bottles, and no electronics or hard drives of any kind.