Secure disposal of paper records, hard drives

[October 07, 2013]  Are you worried about your personal information getting into the wrong hands? If so, bring your old financial records, tax returns and other sensitive household records to be shredded and destroyed in a secure and confidential manner. Hard drives will also be accepted for destruction. Proper disposal of this sensitive information may prevent individuals in your household from becoming victims of identity theft.

The paper shredding and hard drive destruction will be available Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Participants are asked to use the Main Gate entrance.

The last glass recycling collection of the year will also be at the same time and place.

The State Bank of Lincoln and the Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency are co-sponsoring the free program to shred confidential papers and destroy hard drives on-site.

Participants will be limited to five bags or boxes of materials to be shredded and are asked to ensure that no plastic, glass, trash or non-paper items are brought to the collection. Hard drives for destruction must be removed from the computers prior to bringing them in. Participants will be responsible for the disposal of bags and boxes brought to the collection.

Participants will be able to watch the shredding and destruction of paperwork and hard drives via a camera in the bed of the shredding truck. Participants are responsible for maintaining possession of their materials until they are brought to the truck for shredding. Sponsors of the paper shredding and hard drive destruction are not responsible for any materials left unattended prior to or during the shredding event.

For more information on the paper shredding and hard drive destruction, contact Mitzi Rohlfs, Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency coordinator, at 732-9636 or [e-mail], or access the agency's website at www.co.logan.il.us and select "Joint Solid Waste Agency." Area recyclers can obtain the most up-to-date information on recycling activities by visiting the agency's Facebook page.