SAN DIEGO–San Diego County Credit Union said it will try to once again set a new Guinness World Record at its upcoming “SDCCU Super Shred Event.”
The public is being invited to bring an unlimited number of documents to be shredded free of charge to the event from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at SDCCU Stadium.
SDCCU is seeking to shred the Guinness World Records title for the most paper shredded in eight hours, a record it already owns.
As can be seen in this video, SDCCU previously organized an effort to collect and shred more than 898,391 pounds of paper, achieving its fifth Guinness World Records title for the most paper collected in 24 hours and first record for most paper shredded in eight hours. During the earlier event, more than 70 trucks were used to collect and shred the paper.
"SDCCU encourages the entire community to fill their vehicles with personal documents that need to be shredded and come to the SDCCU Super Shred Event at SDCCU Stadium on June 15," said SDCCU President and CEO Teresa Campbell. "We are pleased to be able to provide the community an opportunity to protect themselves by providing a free and convenient way to properly dispose of confidential data—and we hope to once again put San Diego on the map with another Guinness World Records title."
Gifts For Early Shredders
The first 1,000 guests who take advantage of the SDCCU Super Shred Event will receive a free gift. Donations will be accepted for SDCCU Stuff the Bus, a program launched in partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education and iHeartMedia radio stations, Star 94.1, Channel 93.3, JAM'N 95.7 and KOGO AM 600 benefiting the more than 22,000 homeless students in San Diego County.
The $8.4-billion SDCCU began hosting its free Shred Day events in 2007 and has since collected, shredded and recycled more than 4.1 million pounds of documents at no charge, the equivalent of saving nearly 35,000 trees, the credit union said.