Free Document Destruction Event Coming To Winnetka

WINNETKA, IL — Residents in Winnetka and within the North Shore will be able to get rid of old papers at the upcoming document destruction event.

Anyone looking to get rid of sensitive documents such as medical forms, bank statements, personal files and retired tax forms is welcome to join. Paper clips and staples don't need to be removed from documents, but binders and plastic covers should be taken off.

In order to participate, residents must live in one of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County's member communities and bring an ID for proof of residency.

At the event, residents will be limited to six file-size boxes or paper shopping bags per vehicle. As residents drive up in their vehicles, workers will unload the paper documents in into large carts. When full, the carts of paper are emptied into the truck's cross-shredding machine.

"Paper that gets shredded at a SWANCC event will be transported to a Materials Recovery Facility, baled, sold to a paper mill, and be made into new paper and paper products," according to the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County.

The event will take place on Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works Yard at 1390 Willow Rd.