Document destruction event in Mt. Prospect

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) will be sponsoring a document destruction cvents to assist residents with recycling out-dated or sensitive documents from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Mount Prospect Public Works Facility, 1700 W. Central Road. Workers will unload paper documents from vehicle into large carts, which are emptied into the truck’s cross-shredding machine, then sent to Groot’s recycling facility in Elk Grove Village and baled before being recycled into new paper. Typical documents to shred include medical forms, bank statements, personal files and retired tax forms. Staples and paper clips are acceptable, but binders should be removed. Residents will be limited to six grocery-size bags or boxes of documents per event. The event, one of 15 held this year by SWANCC, is only open to residents of towns served by SWANCC and ID’s will be checked to verify eligibility. For more information, call (847) 724-9205 or visit the website at swancc.org.