10.14.2022 Gaithersburg to Host Free, Contactless Shredding Event

Paper and Select Electronic Devices to be Collected; Nonperishable Food Donations Appreciated

Gaithersburg, MD (October 13, 2022) A Community Shredding and Electronics Recycling event will take place at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 9 a.m. to Noon. The collection will occur in the parking lot at 506 S. Frederick Avenue, next to the Skate Park and Water Park. The event is presented by the City of Gaithersburg in partnership with the Gaithersburg Environmental Affairs Committee, Georgetown Paper and e-End. While the shredding services are free, food donations to support the efforts of the Gaithersburg HELP pantry, especially in these most difficult of times, would be very much appreciated.

Visitors will be asked to pop their trunks upon proceeding to the shred truck. Staff will remove boxes without making contact. Acceptable items for shredding include all types of paper, including receipts, tax and medical records, and financial and legal documents. Paper with staples and paperclips (no binder clips) will be accepted, as will envelopes with plastic windows. If paper is in 3-ring binders or is spiral bound, bindings must be removed before coming to the event. Learn more about shredding at www.gtownpaper.com. All shredding will be done on site.

E-waste will be accepted in a designated truck. For the safety of residents, staff and volunteers, only one car may approach the E-waste truck at a time. Visitors will be asked to deposit E-waste into the truck themselves. Please consider donating items before disposing of them. Items that will be accepted include:

·CDs & Computer Disks

·Towers

·Laptops

·Circuit Boards

·Tablets

·Mobile Phones

·Toner & Cartridges

E-waste will be stored in a secure location before being picked up on Tuesday, November 8, by e-End, a secure data destruction company.

Donations of nonperishable food items to benefit the Gaithersburg HELP food pantry are encouraged. These will also be removed from donors' trunks by volunteers. Suggested items include canned soup, canned vegetables, canned tomatoes with low salt, fruit cup up in its own juice, cereal, fortified pastas, rice and dried beans of all kinds, baby food, macaroni and cheese mixes, canned tuna, peanut or other nut butters, gluten free pastas, and spaghetti sauce. No fruit juices, please. The pantry is also in need of baby formula and diapers. Learn more about the organization at www.gaithersburghelp.org.

For more information about the Community Shredding event and environmental initiatives in Gaithersburg please visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov.