09/05/2019
Fairfax County Shredding Event
Heads up to local residents.
Saturday, September 14th
7 AM - 11 AM
Government center
https://youtu.be/MU-lKPbY7rA
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/recycling-trash/document-Shredding
From the website :
ACCEPTED
Residential material of a sensitive nature such as tax documents, financial records, etc. (Please recycle junk mail and magazines through your normal collection service.)
Up to four medium-sized packing boxes per vehicle.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
BINDERS of any type (3-ring, plastic, spiral, metal)
Plastic document covers
Wet or moist paper
Hanging file folders with metal support bars
Metal binder clips
Electronic media including computer disks and diskettes or CDs
Books, either hardback or paperback
Credit cards
Magazines, catalogs and newspapers (unless just the page with the address)
Film or photographs
Fairfax County will not shred documents for businesses โ even if documents are delivered by an employee who is a county resident. These events are only for residents to destroy sensitive material they have from their home. If you require written certification of document destruction, it is recommended that you contract individually with a shredding service provider.
PROCEDURES FOR THE EVENT
Please Note: Shredding events start at 7 a.m. and conclude at 11 a.m. All cars must be in line by 11 a.m. These are drive-through events and residents will be asked to remain in their vehicles. For everyoneโs safety, you will not be able to stand by and watch your paper being shredded.
County staff remove boxes from cars and trucks and empty paper into rolling carts.
Once full, the carts are taken to the shredding truck where they are emptied into a shredder.
All documents are cross-cut shred on-site, by a private contractor, on the day of the event.
Following the event, all paper is delivered to a local recycling facility for processing.
Written certification of shredding will not be provided.
Fairfax County, Virginia - Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Solid Waste Document Shredding