TRUSSVILLE The Trussville Chamber of Commerce reported a successful Community Shred Day on Friday, April 30, 2021.
Nearly 250 vehicles came through the line at the Trussville Civic Center to give their sensitive documents to Gone for Good Document & E-Waste Solutions trucks.
Garet Smitherman, with the Better Business Bureau, said the free event could prevent someone from becoming a victim of identity theft.
“I think a lot of people would assume that most identity theft occurs from a data breach online or something like that, but in reality, the majority are traced back to a piece of paper, a tangible document that ends up in the wrong person’s hands.”
Citizens National Bank to host Shred Day
Community Shred Day: All Day. All Citizens National Bank locations. Free. Citizens National Bank branches holding a Shred Day to give people a chance to dispose of anything from financial statements to medical records. There is a limit of three standard office size boxes or grocery bags per household.
LIMA All Citizens National Bank branches are hosting a Community Shred Day on Friday, April 30 where the public is invited to bring their personal paper to be shredded.
There is a limit of 3 standard office size boxes or grocery bags per household. Items to be shredded could include: