Community Shred Day
Let's shred your unwanted, sensitive documents.
We host Community Shred Days and in-branch shredding opportunities each year in communities across Iowa and eastern Nebraska to help you protect your identity.
Documents recommended for shredding include anything that contains your identifying information, such as old checkbooks, credit card offers, account statements, etc. Shredding services are provided by Shred-it.
Dates & Locations
Community Shred Day Events
Our Community Shred Day events are free and open to the public. A maximum of two containers with a 25-pound limit per container will be accepted.
Location |
Date / Time |
|---|---|
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Ankeny DMACC Ankeny Campus 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. |
May 18 9 a.m. to noon |
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Cedar Falls Veridian Credit Union office 6525 Chancellor Drive |
May 18 Sept. 14 9 a.m. to noon |
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Omaha Legacy branch 17050 Wright Plaza |
Sept. 14 9 a.m. to noon |
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West Des Moines Maple Grove Elementary School 1455 98th St. |
Sept. 14 9 a.m. to noon |
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Cedar Rapids Westdale branch 2810 Edgewood Rd. SW |
Sept. 21 9 a.m. to noon |
In-branch Shred Opportunities
Members can safely discard their unwanted, sensitive documents in locked bins located inside select branches during regular business hours . Please limit documents to shred at these locations to 15 pounds per person. Participating branches include:
How to Prepare
Documents recommended for shredding include anything that contains your identifying information, such as old checkbooks, credit card offers, account statements, etc. Please avoid bringing magazines, newspapers, coupons or similar items that don't contain your sensitive information. Please follow shred limit guidelines below:
- Community Shred Day events - maximum of two containers, 25-pound limit per container
- In-Branch Shred Opportunities - maximum of 15 pounds per person
More tips for preparing to attend Community Shred Day are available in the video below.
Results
Since the first Community Shred Day in 2009, Veridian has helped approximately 53,000 people shred more than 1.3 million pounds of unwanted, sensitive documents. That equates to an estimated 11,235 trees and 1,991 cubic yards of landfill space saved. All shredded paper is recycled into commercial-grade paper towels, toilet paper and other paper products.
1.3 million pounds
of documents shredded
11,235 trees
saved by recycled shred
1,991 cubic yards
of landfill space saved