Free document destruction event scheduled for Saturday, May 18

JOLIET -- The Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division, along with Joliet Franciscan Sisters and University of St. Francis, will host a free document destruction event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18.

Items accepted include personal documents such as old check stubs, bank statements, old files, IRS tax forms and other miscellaneous paper documents. Documents will be shredded on site by ProShred Inc.

Only personal documents will be accepted; no business documents. Will County residents will be allowed to bring a maximum of three file boxes and must be in line before noon.

The event will be held in Parking Lot D just east of the University of St. Francis at Taylor Street and Plainfield Road. Residents who would like to observe their documents being shredded must park in allotted spaces.

Wet documents, as well as newspapers and school assignments, will not be accepted.  

For more information, contact Tim Anderson at (815) 727-8834 or visit www.willcountygreen.com.

The Land Use Department is under Will County Executive Larry Walsh’s office and is led by David Dubois.