Do you have confidential papers that you want to clear out of your house, but you don’t have a shredder or don’t have the time to feed them one by one into a tiny home shredder? OCRRA has several solutions for you!

1) Visit OCRRA's Shred-o-rama!

WHEN: Saturday, October 11 from 8 AM - noon

WHERE: Alliance Bank Stadium, enter from Grant Boulevard.

2) Bring them to OCRRA's Rock Cut Road Transfer Station, during regular hours or operation where you can make use of our vending shredder! All you have to do is set aside some time and a few dollars and you can make quick work of those confidential documents. Before your very eyes, you will see your documents completely destroyed, and you have the added bonus of knowing the shredded paper is shipped to a local firm for recycling.

What items should go into the OCRRA shredder? Many experts on identity theft suggest shredding anything that has a signature, account number, social security number, medical or legal information (plus credit card offers).

Hints for having a great OCRRA shredding experience:

• Feed the documents in groups of no more than 20 sheets at a time. Any more than 20 sheets can result in a jam.
• Place smaller items, such as receipts, in one envelope and shred them together.
• Keep loose clothing, jewelry, and hair away from the shredder opening.
• Do not put anything in the shredder you do not want destroyed. Once it is in the machine there is no recovery option.

The shredder uses a vending system: For every dollar a resident inserts, they receive four minutes of shredding time. Once the cycle time begins, documents can be fed into the machine 20 sheets at a time. Attempting to shred more than 20 sheets of paper at once can result in jamming. Typically, about 200 sheets can be shredded within the four minute period. The machine accepts one, five, and ten dollar bills only. It does not accept change.

Businesses that need paper shredding services should be aware that the machine is primarily designed for homeowners with relatively small quantities of paper to destroy.

Businesses may find a more efficient shredding method by contacting one of the local companies that specialize in business document destruction.

Information on the importance of secured document destruction can be obtained from these local vendors:

Certified Document Destruction & Recycling
Steve Grimm
585-482-9400
www.cdd-r.com

Confidata
Tom Bush
1-800-627-4733 
www.confidata.com

Iron Mountain
David Langevin

315-463-6919
www.ironmountain.com

Northeast Mobile Shredding
David Cosgrove
1-800-466-0007

www.nems-shred.com

Proshred
Tom Wilson
315-251-2936
www.proshred.com