Popular E-Waste Recycling, Document Shredding Event Set for Saturday

Just when you need extra room to hide and store holiday presents, it’s time for you to safely dispose of electronic waste and have personal or business documents shredded at the City’s popular e-waste event, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2016, in Parking Lot I of the Rose Bowl Stadium near Brookside Park, 360 N. Arroyo Blvd.  The event is sponsored by the City’s Department of Public Works.

Shredding trucks and e-waste collection sites will be arranged at different stations in Parking Lot I. Look for signs directing you to the event.  Motorists, pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists are advised to use caution while traveling through the area.

E-waste items include computers, keyboards, printers, monitors, laptops, docking stations, scanners, shredders, fax machines, computer mice, telephones, televisions, flat screens, VCRs, DVD players, PDAs, cassette players, tape drives, stereos and household batteries.  Many of these products have parts that can be recycled.

The City is also helping its residents and businesses prevent identity theft by providing free paper shredding during the event.  The public can bring a maximum of five legal-size boxes for shredding.  Sensitive documents such as receipts, checks, pre-approved credit applications, credit card statements, outdated tax returns, pre-printed envelopes, return address labels and business cards are items that can be shredded.

For more information about the free e-waste collection and document shredding event, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/PublicWorks or call (626) 744-7311.