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The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) is providing one-day document destruction events for residentially-generated paper, such as medical forms, bank statements, personal files, retired tax forms, etc. This event is open to any resident that lives in a SWANCC-member town – IDs will be checked. No materials from businesses, schools or institutions will be accepted.
You can sign up for SWANCC's Elist at the top of the page to be reminded by email of these events and other SWANCC special collection events. Click on the community's name for a flyer with details.
The events will run from the spring through fall from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and there is no cost to attend. There is a limit of six banker sized boxes per vehicle. Paper clips and staples do not need to be removed, but please remove binders. Also, please have your ID ready, as SWANCC Staff will be checking each vehicle. Workers will help take paper out of vehicles and place in toters. The documents will then be loaded into a shredding truck on site. The paper will be cross-shredded, baled, and recycled. Residents from a SWANCC member community may participate in events in any community.
No business or institutional waste will be accepted.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, it is estimated that 10 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year, prompting the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) in Washington to issue new warnings about safekeeping financial information.
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Will the documents be shredded at the drop-off location or are they transported to another facility? All documents will be shredded on-site. Workers will remove documents from vehicles and put them in a toter. When the toter is full, it is suctioned into the truck and shredded at once. Will the documents be cross-shredded? Yes, the machine will cross-shred the documents.
No, the machine can handle staples and paper clips, however, you need to remove all binders.
Simply put all paper documents into a bag or box for easy removal.
The shredded documents are transported to Groot’s recycling facility in
What type of documents should I be keeping? Generally, taxable documents should be stored for seven years. Some documents should be kept forever, and others can be recycled after your review. |
May 22, Mount Prospect
Public Works Yard
1700 W Central Road
June 5, Buffalo Grove
Public Service Center
51 Raupp Boulevard
June 12, Glenview
Public Works
1333 Shermer Road
June 26, Palatine
Public Works Building
148 W Illinois Avenue
July 17, Evanston
Civic Center
2100 Ridge Avenue
July 24, Winnetka
Public Works
1390 Willow Road
August 7, Niles
Public Works Service Yard
6849 Touhy Avenue
September 11, Morton Grove
Civic Center
6140 Dempster Street
September 18, Hoffman Estates
Village Hall
1900 Hassell Road
September 25, Arlington Heights
Senior Center Parking Lot
1801 W Central Road
October 2, Rolling Meadows
Public Works
3900 Berdnick Street
October 9, Elk Grove Village
Village Hall
901 Wellington Avenue
October 23, Barrington
North Commuter Parking Lot
Main and Wool Streets
Tips from Accurate Document Destruction Company, a division of Groot Recycling and Waste Services:
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Shred all personal documents before throwing them away.
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Do not carry your Social Security card with you.
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Make sure your credit cards are arriving on time. If not, it could mean someone has taken over your account and changed your billing address to cover his tracks.
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Only do Internet business with established, reputable companies.
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Never give personal information over the phone, the Internet or through the mail unless you know with whom you are dealing.
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Be cautious about where you leave personal information in your home, especially if you have roommates or employ outside help.
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Get a police report if your wallet is stolen or lost.
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Do not put sensitive outgoing mail, such as a credit card application, in an outside mailbox.
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Check your credit report at least once a year.
If you become a victim:
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Call the Federal Trade Commission hotline: 877-IDTHEFT.
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Contact the fraud departments of the three major credit reporting bureaus--Equifax, Experian and Trans Union--and place a fraud alert on your file.
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Notify all companies where you have accounts--banks, credit card issuers, utilities.
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File a police report.