Mount Prospect to Host Document Destruction Event

In partnership with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), the Village of Mount Prospect Public Works Department is hosting a Document Destruction Event on Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 9 am - 12 pm at the Mount Prospect Public Works Facility, located at 1700 W. Central Rd.

SWANCC provides seasonal Document Destruction Events from May through October, hosted by member communities as a courtesy to member community residents who have sensitive documents to destroy, such as medical records, tax forms, bank statements, etc. According to the Federal Trade Commission, it is estimated that 10 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year, prompting the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) in Washington to issue new warnings about safekeeping financial information. You can help protect yourself by safely and securely disposing of these documents.

Please have your ID ready, as staff will be checking each vehicle. Residents of any SWANCC member community may participate in the event. Paper documents must be brought to the event in either paper shopping bags or boxes - NO PLASTIC BAGS - please! There is a limit of six paper shopping bags or file-size boxes per vehicle. No business or institutional waste will be accepted. The machine can handle staples and paper clips, but paper must be free of metal clips, plastic sleeves, folders, and binders. Workers will remove documents from vehicles and put them in a toter. When the toter is full, it is suctioned into the truck and shredded at once. The paper is cross-shredded on site, then transported to Groot's recycling facility in Elk Grove Village and baled before being recycled into new paper.

For more information, please visit www.mountprospect.org or www.swancc.org.