People who have sensitive or outdated documents they want to destroy can take advantage of free shredding services at The Big Shred V, presented by Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller Nikki Alvarez-Sowles.
Two shredding days are scheduled:
- At the West Pasco Judicial Center, 7530 Little Road, in New Port Richey, on Jan. 29 from 10 a.m. until noon
- At the Robert Sumner Judicial Center, 38053 Live Oak Ave., in Dade City, on Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon
The event coincides with Data Privacy Day, which is celebrated on Jan. 28, Alvarez-Sowles said during the Pasco County Commission’s Jan. 11 meeting.
“People get in line super early because it is first-come, first-served. Once the trucks get full, that’s it, we cut off the line,” Alvarez-Sowles said.
“I want to thank our partners in this,” she added. Those include the Pasco County Commission, the county’s recycling department, Keep Pasco Beautiful, Covanta and Shred 360.
Record numbers participated last year, with 442 vehicles turning over 10 tons of sensitive paper in New Port Richey and 129 vehicles rendered just shy of 3 tons of documents for shredding in Dade City, according to the clerk’s website.
Participants may bring in the equivalent of two tall kitchen trash bags or three standard copy paper boxes for on-site shredding conducted by Shred 360 Tampa.
Published January 19, 2022
