BBB Shred Day helps protect your identity
Event offers free on-site document shredding, recycling and ID protection advice
BBB invites consumers and businesses to participate in its seventh semi-annual Shred Day. The event provides free shredding and recycling services to take steps toward identity theft prevention and a greener planet.
“Shred Day isn’t only about throwing out old documents,” said Carrie A. Hurt, president and CEO of BBB serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin. “Shred Day is about helping consumers protect their identity in a safe and secure way.”
BBB Shred Day Details
Who: Consumers and business owners.
What: Free on-site document shredding and recycling with resources for preventing identity theft. Bring up to five boxes or bags of documents to be shredded and recycled. Staples do not need to be removed, but documents should be taken out of binders.
When/Where:
Corpus Christi:
- Saturday, October 15 from 9am to 1pm
- KIII-TV studios (5002 S. Padre Island Dr.)
Austin:
- Saturday, October 22 from 9am to 1pm
- Dell’s Round Rock Campus (Building 8; 2401 Greenlawn Blvd.)
San Antonio:
- Saturday, October 22 from 9am to 1pm
- Wonderland of Americas Mall between Target and Burlington Coat Factory (4522 Fredericksburg Rd.)
Killeen:
- Saturday, October 29 from 9am to 1pm
- 1st National Bank Texas (2201 Trimmier Rd.)
Permian Basin Complex Community Federal Credit Union locations:
- Saturday, October 15 from 10am to 1pm. (4900 E 52nd St, Odessa, Texas)
- Monday, October 17 from 4pm to 7pm. (1301 N. Main St, Andrews, Texas)
- Saturday, October 22 from 10am to 1pm. (310 W. Longview Ave, Midland, Texas)
- Monday, October 24 from 4pm to 7pm. (1117 S Stockton Ave, Monahans, Texas)
Why Shred?
In 2010, 8.1 million Americans became victims of identity theft, resulting in the loss of $37 billion, according to a report from Javelin Strategy and Research. The most common forms of identity theft are documents/benefits fraud, phone or utilities fraud and employment fraud. To help keep thieves from accessing these materials, BBB urges everyone to properly dispose of sensitive documents and electronics that contain this information.
Why Recycle?
Recycling helps create the products we use every day. According to a report published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generated approximately 243 million tons of trash and only recycled about 82 million tons in 2009. The shredding services offered on Shred Day will recycle 100 percent of the shredded materials and will help promote a greener community.
For more information on BBB Shred Day, visit centraltx.bbb.org/shred.
About Better Business Bureau:
BBB's mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB accomplishes this mission by creating a community of trustworthy businesses, setting standards for marketplace trust, encouraging and supporting best practices, celebrating marketplace role models and denouncing substandard marketplace behavior.
Businesses that earn BBB Accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization's high standards of ethical business behavior. BBB is the preeminent resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses and charities.
Contact BBB serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin at (512) 445-4748.
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