Westchester County Legislator Gordon Burrows 15th District: Mobile Shredder is coming to Yonkers - Wednesday, 10/16.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

One of the best ways to minimize the risk of identity theft, one of the fastest growing crimes in the nation, is to take the step of shredding documents before disposing of them. This prevents thieves from stealing and using your unique identifying information such as your name, address, phone number, credit card number or social security number.

To help combat identity theft, Westchester County government put a Mobile Shredder into service several years ago. Unlike a home shredder that can only handle a limited number of sheets of paper at a time, this powerful piece of equipment pulverizes entire boxes of files at a time!  Since it was first put into service, thousands of residents have brought their confidential papers to be shredded and hundreds of tons of paper have been recycled.

The Mobile Shredder will be in Yonkers on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Murry's Rink, 348 Tuckahoe Road.

I encourage you to protect yourself from being an identity theft victim and take advantage of this opportunity to safely dispose of old documents and files you no longer need or use.

The Mobile Shredder is a free service. The county offers it not only to Westchester residents but to local municipalities and Westchester’s public schools that once had to pay private shredding companies to dispose of their confidential files safely.  This is yet another example that demonstrates the county’s commitment to developing strategies to share services with local municipalities in order to reduce costs and save taxpayer dollars. 

If you can’t make it to this Event, you can still dispose of your documents by visiting the County’s Household-Material Recycling Facility (H-MRF), 15 Woods Rd., Valhalla.  The H-MRF is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment, and accepts the same items that are accepted at the Mobile Shredder events. For more information about the H-MRF or to make an appointment, visit http://environment.westchestergov.com/new-h-mrf or call (914) 813-5425.

Sincerely,