

May 13 – Waretown, Municipal Complex Lot, 50 Railroad Avenue.April 29 – Stafford Township, Ocean County Southern Recycling Center, 279 Haywood Road.April 15 – Seaside Heights, Recycling Center Lot, Bay Boulevard and Sherman Avenue.April 1 – Berkeley Township, Recycling Center Lot, 630 Pinewald Keswick Road.March 29 – Lakewood Township, Public Works Yard, 1 America Avenue.The dates and locations for the 2023 schedule are: Each truck has a capacity to hold five to seven tons of paper and all documents are destroyed confidentially on site. The contractor for the 2023 program is IDSAutoshred of Toms River.Įach shredding event runs from 9 a.m. Paper must be in a manageable container paper clips and staples do not need to be removed. Residents are limited to four file boxes or clear bags, or 100 pounds of confidential documents per car. The shred units feature an automatic feeding and dumping system that eliminates human contact with private documents. While registration is not required, she noted the program is very popular and often sites fill up fast. “You are not limited to which site you have to attend, so we encourage residents to go to whichever is more convenient for them.” “In 2022, 90 tons of paper were recycled all of which was collected at the County’s Residential Document Shredding sites,” said Crea.

Supported by the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, the residential document-shredding program is free to Ocean County residents only and commercial documents will not be accepted at the collection sites. “Not only is it an efficient and safe way to dispose of personal documents, but it is free to Ocean County residents.” “We are happy to see this program continues to be popular with our residents,” said Ocean County Commissioner Barbara Jo Crea, who is liaison to the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management.

Now in its 15th year, the Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program will kick off its 2023 schedule on March 29 in Lakewood Township.
