ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - Identity theft is a growing issue. Throughout the month of May, WSLS 10 and Kodiak Shredding are teaming up to help fight it.
As we've reported, shredding is one easy way residents can help protect their identity from being stolen, and these events can save folks some money too.
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At WSLS 10's first event on April 27 located at Schewel's Furniture in Lynchburg 19,000 pounds of paper were safely shredded! The Christiansburg location nearly doubled the total pounds of paperwork brought in at a previous shred event last year.
For Monday's event in Roanoke, Powell's Idealease donated a 53 ft tractor trailer just for this occasion.
WSLS 10 Shred-A-Thon welcomes repeat shredders, breaks records
Anything you bring to the designated locations will be shredded for free.
Did you know...
One ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water, 4,100 kilowatts of electricity, 60 pounds of air pollution, 17 trees, three cubic yards of landfill, and two gallons of oil?
Missed the first event? There are still two more scheduled in various locations throughout the Commonwealth. People can drop off material to be shredded at these locations:
May 11th - Roanoke
Shively Electric
1023 Kimball Ave NE
May 18th - Martinsville
Martinsville Speedway
340 Speedway Rd, Ridgeway
All events will run from 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.