COUNTY — The County Board of County Commissioners invites all residents to bring their personal documents and sensitive papers to the county’s next free paper-shredding events taking place on Friday, May 17, and Sunday, May 19, starting at 9 a.m. at the following locations: May 17: Hillside Pool – Parking Lot, 1209 Central Avenue, Hillside; and May 19: Berkeley Heights Municipal Complex – Parking Lot, 29 Park Avenue, Berkeley Heights Upon arrival, there will be ample signage to direct residents to the shredding site(s). The shredding event begins at 9 a.m. and will conclude promptly at 1 p.m. rain or shine, unless the shredding trucks fill up to capacity, in which case the event will end earlier. Residents are encouraged to arrive as close to the beginning of the event as possible in order to ensure their places in line. These events are drive-up only and contact-free; residents must remain in their cars while staff unloads their papers, which are shredded on-site in a mobile shredding truck.

Participants are reminded that pre-shredded, damp, or wet paper will not be accepted. Bindings, large plastic or metal clips, and other paraphernalia should be removed prior to arrival at the shredding site.

Union County’s free shredding events are intended for personal, sensitive, and residentially generated documents only. For information, visit https://ucnj.org/recycling/ municipal-recycling-coordinators/.