Local business to host community shred day

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The GenWealth Group is providing the community with an opportunity to shred sensitive, personal documents at no cost. The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. at their offices located at 6 Inwood Place, Maplewood. A secure mobile document shredding truck will be onsite.

“The news these days is filled with stories about the dangers of identity theft. As information thieves get smarter, protecting personal information is of increasing importance. We’re hosting this event to give our community an opportunity to properly dispose of sensitive documents and to protect themselves,” Cherie Leanza, vice president of marketing at the GenWealth Group, said in a press release.

Members of the community must be present to witness the secure destruction and may not drop off materials in advance. This event is for personal materials and commercial/business entities cannot be accommodated.

“Shredding is a simply solution to help ensure that your trash doesn’t become someone else’s treasure. Bank statements, old credit cards, even your everyday cable bill can contain information about you that may be useful to thieves,” Leanza said. “We encourage everyone to come out and take advantage of this service. It’s a great way to declutter your home too.”

Acceptable documents for the shredding event are limited to confidential and sensitive materials only. This includes paper, notebooks, binders and files. Paper clips and fasteners do not have to be removed.

Non-confidential materials, such as books, magazines, newspapers, etc., should be recycled through local municipal recycling programs and will not be accepted. In addition, medical waste, batteries or food items cannot be accepted. All shredded materials will be recycled.

  GenWealth