Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

shredded paper

Shredding sensitive documents is one way to reduce your risk of becoming an identity theft victim. Attend one of these free community shred events to keep your personal information out of the hands of crooks.

To confirm an event or receive additional information, please contact the organizations in the listing. The AGO is not sponsoring or organizing any shred events at this time, although we continue to post public shredding events organized by others on this web site when we hear of them or are contacted by an agency hosting an event.

What to Bring
(Unless otherwise specified below, please do not bring stiff metal, plastic bags, DVDs or other items that will jam the shredder. Most shred events permit individuals to bring up to two file boxes or three grocery bags of documents. )

Identity Theft Resources

2024

  • April - October
    • Pierce County - various locations: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or until the truck is full
4/6/2024 Parkland Spanaway Sprinker Recreation Center
4/13/2024 DuPont DuPont City Hall
4/27/2024 Edgewood Northwood Elementary School
5/4/2024 Gig Harbor Gig Harbor High School
5/11/2024 Puyallup Elks Lodge
5/18/2024 Midland/Waller Ford Middle School
6/8/2024 University Place UP Refuse
6/22/2024 Roy Roy City Hall
8/24/2024 University Place Up Refuse
9/7/2024 Fredrickson Pierce County Central Maintenance Facility
9/14/2024 Key Peninsula Key Peninsula Fire Station #46
9/28/2024 Lakewood/Steilacoom West Pierce Fire & Rescue Station 21
10/5/2024 Parkland Spanaway Sprinker Recreation Center
10/19/2024 Sumner Sumner City Hall
10/26/2024 South Hill Pierce County Airport
  • April 19, 2024
    • Kent: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm
      • Kent Library – 212 2nd Ave N
      • Free: Bring up to 4 banker boxes or paper bags to shred
      • For more details, visit www.KentWA.gov/TalkingTrash
  • April 20, 2024
  • April 20, 2024
    • Everett: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm
      • Everett Mall (Enter on East Mall Drive and continue around the back of the mall past Floor and Décor. The event entrance will be on the south end of the mall.)
        1510 SE Everett Mall Way
        Everett, WA 98208
      • For more details, visit https://www.becu.org/support/shred-and-ecycle-event
  • April 20, 2024
    • Federal Way: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm
  • April 26, 2024
    • Kennewick: 9:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
      • Community First Bank | HFG Trust building, 8131 W Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick, WA 99336
  • April 27, 2024
    • Renton: 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.
      • Renton Memorial Stadium
        • Free drive-through Shred-A-Thon, Rx Drug Take Back, and Food Drive
        • For more details, visit the event website.
  • April 27, 2024
    • Bellevue: 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.
      • Unity of Bellevue, 16330 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98008
        • Bring up to 4 banker boxes or paper bags to shred
        • Free or by donation of $$ of by donation of canned food for our Little Free Pantry
        • Questions? Call 425-747-5950
        • Email: info@unityofbellevue.org
  • May 10, 2024
    • Kent: 9:00 a.m. – noon
      • Kent United Methodist Church – 11010 SE 248th St
      • Free: Bring up to 4 banker boxes or paper bags to shred
      • For more details, visit www.KentWA.gov/TalkingTrash
  • June 8, 2024
    • Kent: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm
      • Canyon Ridge Middle School – 11000 SE 264th St
      • Free: Bring up to 4 banker boxes or paper bags to shred
      • For more details, visit www.KentWA.gov/TalkingTrash
  • June 21, 2024
    • Kent: 9:00 a.m. to noon
      • Hogan Park – 24400 Russell Road
      • Free: Bring up to 4 banker boxes or paper bags to shred
      • For more details, visit www.KentWA.gov/TalkingTrash
  • August 17, 2024
    • Bellevue: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm
      • Sammamish High School parking lot: 100 140th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98005
      • Free: Bring up to 4 file-size boxes or paper bags to shred
      • Offered by the City of Bellevue for Bellevue and its Point City residents
  • October 12, 2024
    • Kent: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm
      • Hogan Park – 24400 Russell Road
      • Free: Bring up to 4 banker boxes or paper bags to shred
      • For more details, visit www.KentWA.gov/TalkingTrash

 



List your event for free! The Attorney General's Office is not sponsoring any shredding events at this time. We will continue to post free public shredding events organized by others on this web site when we hear of them. Please contact Ian Couch at Ian.Couch@atg.wa.gov to share events to post on this site.

Reference to any specific business, commercial products, processes or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public and does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the State of Washington, the Attorney General’s Office or its employees.

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