LAFCU is offering free document shredding to the public at the credit union’s Shred Day, Saturday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m. to noon, to reduce identify theft.
A mobile shredding truck will be at LAFCU’s West Lansing Branch, 106 N. Marketplace Blvd., for on-site secure destruction of personal documents. The paper will be recycled. Each person may drop off up to four Bankers Boxes of materials to be shred. Masks are required and social distancing measures will be in place.
“LAFCU offers this free service to the public to help keep our community safe from identity theft,” said Alyssa Troub, marketing and communications specialist. “It is best practice to shred documents with personal account information on them. If you don’t need the documents anymore, we can dispose of them securely.”
Recommended materials are documents that have identifying information about financial, medical and Social Security accounts. This includes receipts, address labels, bills, insurance claims, tax forms and checking, savings and loan statements.
At LAFCU’s May 1 Shred Day more than 7,000 pounds of paper was shredded and recycled, equating to approximately 50 trees saved.
LAFCU HQ-West Lansing Branch
LAFCU welcomes the public to bring documents to its West Lansing Branch for free on-site shredding, Saturday, Oct. 9. Pictured are LAFCU’s Alyssa Troub, center, and Shred Experts’ Adam Jacobs, left, and Jim Neering.