Bring your unwanted personal and sensitive paper documents, CD’s and DVD’s to Shred Day on September 24th at Lowe’s Home Improvement at Hamburg Place for free shredding. Take advantage of this free opportunity to clean and remove clutter from your home by getting rid of unwanted documents that can be used to steal your personal identity.
The event will take place from 12 noon to 5pm and is sponsored by the Better Business Bureau of Central and Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, Shred-All Documents of Pikeville and Lowe’s Home Improvement.
How to prepare
• Each person may bring a maximum of 60 pounds of material to be shredded. (one standard sized bankers box)
• Staples and paper clips do not need to be removed prior to shredding.
• You can bring your CD’s and DVD’s for shredding. (These will not be shredded on site).
• Visitors may watch the shredding of their documents on a video screen.
• There will be a truck and trailer available with empty lockable bins for people who want to leave their items to be shredded later.
Why shred unwanted documents
Tracy Syck, President of Shred-All Documents & Rock Solid Secure Records Management, reports the following information about identity theft:
• In the past five years, more than 27 million Americans have been the victims of identity theft, costing consumers nearly $5 billion.
• Stolen physical paperwork accounts for almost half (43%) of all identity theft in the United States.
More about identity theft
The Lexington Division of Police, Bureau of Investigation, has additional information about protecting yourself against personal identity theft and what to do if you have become a victim of personal identity theft.
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Comments
Wow, pretty cool!
Thanks Jennifer A!
very important to shred all business papers.............protect yourself!!
Great information Scott!
Thank you Judy!
Thank you for your coverage of this important event!
Tracy Syck, you are very welcome! I hope that many people come out to take advantage of the great shredding opportunity that you are offering... 60 pounds for free... that's a lot of shredding!
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