SANTA ROSA, Calif – Over 3,600 residents in Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties took action to protect themselves from fraud and identity theft by shredding old financial records and other paperwork at Redwood Credit Union’s (RCU’s) free annual Shred-a-Thons held over the summer. Trucks from Shred-IT were on-site at the events to help the communities safely dispose of and recycle 150,550 lbs. of documents, the credit union reported.
In addition, Conservation Corp of the North Bay collected more than 18,220 lbs. of e-waste on site at the Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino events, including old TVs, printers, monitors, computers, and other personal electronics for secure recycling.
“It’s gratifying to look at these total numbers and realize that we were able to help thousands of people take action to safeguard themselves from identity theft,” said Matt Martin, senior vice president of community and government relations at RCU. “We were happy to once again provide this service to our communities.”
At each shred event, attendees were also able to make voluntary donations to local nonprofits on-site. In total, more than $10,000 was raised through the events to support SchoolsRule Marin, Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center in Napa, Redwood Empire Food Bank in Sonoma County, and the Humane Society of Inland Mendocino County.