Paper Shredding Event
2025 Paper Shredding Events
Saturday, April 26 | 9 am-2 pm | Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave.
Monday, July 14 | Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road
Monday, Nov. 17 | Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road
Free and open to the public, these occasions will offer area residents and businesses the opportunity to protect themselves from identity theft and dispose of confidential documents in an environmentally responsible manner.
Residents will drive up to the shredding point, then unload their boxes and bags of paper for shredding.
Please note: The paper will be shredded onsite.
Spring Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling Event
Saturday, April 26 | 9 am-2 pm | Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave.
The Town of Wake Forest will host a Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave.
Sponsored by Civic Federal Credit Union, the paper shredding portion of the event will offer residents and businesses the opportunity to protect themselves from identity theft and dispose of confidential documents in an environmentally responsible manner.
A drive-thru system will be implemented to help ensure a smooth drop-off experience. All paper will be shredded on-site, then recycled. Participants are urged to help reduce contamination by removing all non-paper materials in advance, such as plastic binders, plastic folders, and metal tabs.
Electronics Recycling offered as part of April 26 event
As part of the April 26 event, residents can more conveniently and properly dispose of items that require specialty recycling. Accepted items include, but are not limited to, laptops, servers, cell phones, mainframes, circuit boards, keyboards, VCRs, electric typewriters, and radios. View the complete list by clicking on the button below.
Help Reduce Contamination
The shredded paper will be recycled, so every effort is being made to reduce contamination.
Participants are urged to help reduce contamination by removing all non-paper materials in advance, such as plastic binders, plastic folders and metal tabs. In addition, items that can damage the equipment will not be accepted, such as wet or moist paper, hanging file folders, books (hardback or paperback), credit cards, photographs, film, DVD’s and other metals (other than staples or paper clips), boxes, batteries, computer disks or other electronic media.
Guidelines
- There is a limit of four "banker-box" sized boxes or four large bags (for example, 13-gallon trash bag) of paper per household or business
One trip per household
- Remove all non-paper materials in advance, such as plastic binders, plastic folders and metal tabs.
Items that can damage the equipment will not be accepted, such as wet or moist paper, hanging file folders, books (hardback or paperback), credit cards, photographs, film, DVD's and other metals (other than staples or paper clips), boxes, batteries, computer disks or other electronic media.
Junk Mail
Junk mail does not need to be shredded. Please recycle junk mail in your Town of Wake Forest-issued recycling cart.
Know Before You Go
- Four paper shredding trucks will be onsite to accommodate community members. Once the four trucks are full, the paper shredding event will be over - regardless of the time.
- Junk mail does not need to be shredded. Residents and businesses can recycle junk mail in their Town-issued recycling cart.
A drive-thru system will be implemented to help ensure a smooth drop-off experience. Signage will direct participants entry and exit.
The event may end early due to inclement weather or any other unforeseen event.
