Manatee County Clerk of Court to host free document shredding event
BRADENTON — The Office of the Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller will be hosting a free Community Shred Day event on April 22 from 9-11 a.m. at the Manatee County Fairgrounds located at 1402 14th Ave. W. in Palmetto.
The event offers residents the opportunity to dispose of personal documents for free in a secure and safe manner.
"The protection of sensitive information is a top priority of our office," said Angel Colonneso, Manatee County Clerk & Comptroller. "This is why our office offers residents a way to securely dispose of documents that may contain sensitive information to protect themselves from identity theft."
ShredQuick/Vital Records Control, which is AAA Certified by the National Association for Information Destruction, will provide shredding services. The event will accept documents of any color or type of paper, as well as plastic credit cards and IDs. However, electronic recycling or hard drive destruction services will not be available at the Community Shred Day event. The Clerk's office plans to bring these services back to future shred day events.
Binders, junk mail, magazines, or newspapers will not be accepted. Items such as paperclips, staples, rubber bands, labels, and file tabs do not need to be removed. Each person can bring up to two standard-sized bankers' boxes, measuring 12 by 10 by 15 inches of documents to be shredded.
All participants must remain in their vehicle with their documents until a staff member or volunteer securely places their items into a bin to be shredded. No dropoffs will be accepted. For information, contact Jennifer Linzy at Jennifer.Linzy@manateeclerk.com or 941-741-4007.
Submitted by Jennifer Linzy
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Manatee County to hold free document shredding event at Fairgrounds
