PLYMOUTH, Minn.-- TruStone Financial Credit Union is reporting it securely shredded about 44 tons, or 87,763 pounds, of confidential documents for the community at eight shred events in Minnesota and Wisconsin during 2021.
During TruStone’s spring events, more than 35 tons of documents were shredded, with the summer events yielding about nine tons of shredded material. In total, TruStone’s shredding events saved about 746 trees and 149 cubic yards of landfill space.
“Securely destroying confidential and sensitive documents is one of the easiest things people can do to avoid identity theft and positively impact the environment,” says Steve Steen, chief business officer at TruStone Financial. “Our members are very grateful for this service and look forward to our shred events every year.”