(Canton BBB)
The Better Business Bureau® serving Canton Region and Greater West Virginia is offering a free community Shred & E-cycle Event on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Bible Center School parking lot located at 1111 Oakhurst Drive Charleston, WV 25314.
The event promotes identity theft awareness and fraud protection by providing free on-site document shredding and e-cycling services. Identity theft scams reported to BBB last year show that $936,068,210.84 was lost, with another $119,290,418.00 attempted. Identity theft may take a long time to detect, allowing scammers to inflict substantial damage on assets, credit, and reputation before the victim can notice any issues.
Proactively shredding personal documents and properly disposing of electronics are some of the best ways to protect against fraud and identity theft. Businesses and individuals can participate in this community event by bringing documents with personal and financial information to shred and outdated, unused electronics to properly e-cycle.
KnightHorst will provide the document shredding services and Taylor Iron and Metal will provide the e-cycling services. Please note that the following items will not be accepted at this event: Batteries*: NICD, alkaline, lithium-ion, zinc-air, nickel metal hydride, lithium-sulfur, flow and button cells, box television sets**, and any monitors containing mercury (typically manufactured pre-1991).
*Lead acid batteries are accepted*
**Flat screen TVs are accepted; limit 2 per customer**
There is no charge for this event; however, monetary donations to the BBB Charitable and Educational Fund, Inc. are welcomed and appreciated to continue providing this service to our community.
For more information, visit BBB.org/SYID or call the BBB office at 330-454-9401.