WATERLOO, Iowa–An estimated 3,400 Iowans shredded 86,272 pounds of unwanted, sensitive documents at Veridian Credit Union’s Community Shred Day events across Iowa. Mobile shred trucks from On-Site Information Destruction, Inc. were stationed at select Veridian branches in Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo and West Des Moines. The semiannual event set a new record for both attendance and the pounds of documents shredded.
“We host Community Shred Days to remind our community of the importance of shredding unwanted, sensitive documents,” said Trina Becker, Veridian’s manager of loss prevention. “It’s an easy step to help protect your identity, and events like this make it even more convenient.”
The shredded material will be recycled into commercial grade paper towels, toilet paper and other paper products. Since Veridian’s first Community Shred Day in 2009, an estimated 33,098 attendees have shredded approximately 827,462 pounds of documents, saving more than 7,012 trees.