Shred It for Free!

For immediate release: 
9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM

For more information, contact: 
Linda Lowe, Public Information Officer, Department of the Environment/301-883-5952

Shred up to 5 boxes/bags of your personal and confidential documents at NBC4 Allstate Community Shred Event

Participants can bring up to five archive boxes or paper bags of their personal and confidential documents to shred onsite.  All vehicles must be in line by 11 a.m. at the intersection of Prince Place and Campus Way South in order to discard items.  No documents will be accepted by walk-in. Participants are reminded not to bring batteries, flammables, combustibles, electronic equipment (hard drives), media materials (DVDs, CDs, and tapes), binders or hanging files.

Shred-it recycles all shredded paper documents. All cardboard boxes are recycled at the County’s Materials Recycling Facility in Capitol Heights.  More than 32 tons of cardboard have been salvaged from the past community shred events.

Follow these directions to the Shred Event:

From Montgomery County, Maryland:

Follow the Beltway south to exit 17A (Upper Marlboro).  Exit onto Landover Road (Route 202 East). Follow Route 202 under Route 214 overpass. The college is a half-mile south of the overpass, on the right side of Route 202. Turn right onto Campus Way and then make a left onto Prince Place to access road to Lot B.

From Virginia or Washington, D.C.:

Follow the Beltway North, taking exit 15A (Upper Marlboro). Take the Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) exit onto Route 202 South (Landover Road). The college is on the right after the traffic signal at Campus Way.  If traveling from the District, you can also follow East Capitol Street, which becomes Central Avenue.  Take PGCC exit onto Route 202 south.  Turn right onto Campus Way and make a left onto Prince Place to access road to Lot B.

For more information on the NBC4 Allstate Community Shred Event or other recycling initiatives, contact CountyClick 3-1-1.