Free Document Shredding Coming To Ocean County

  OCEAN COUNTY – Safely shred and recycle your documents throughout the area; the Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program will kick off on April 6 in Berkeley Township.

   The program is sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Commissioners and is free to Ocean County residents only. This is for paper only. It’s a good time to shred documents with Social Security or bank account information. Residents are allowed to bring a maximum of four file boxes. Reusable containers are welcome. No black plastic bags.

  The dates and locations for the spring schedule include:

  • April 6 – Berkeley, 630 Pinewald-Keswick Road
  • April 12 – Lakewood, 1 America Avenue
  • April 27 – Stafford, 379 Haywood Road
  • May 4 – Seaside Park, S. Bayview Avenue & 14th Avenue
  • May 11 – Waretown, 117 Wells Mills Road
  • May 24 – Toms River, 250 Riverwood Drive
  • June 1 – Jackson, 95 West Veterans Highway
  • June 15 – Little Egg Harbor, 1 Sports Complex Drive
  • June 22 – Pt. Pleasant Boro, 2300 Panther Path

The dates and locations for the fall schedule include:

  • September 7 – Manchester, 101 S. Colonial Drive
  • September 14 – Lacey, 820 Municipal Lane
  • September 21 – Barnegat, 5 Lippincott Avenue
  • October 5 – Brick, 836 Ridge Road
  • October 19 – Ship Bottom, W 10th Street & Shore Avenue
  • October 26 – Beachwood, 1600 Pinewald Road

  All events run 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or until truck fills. No: batteries and electronics (both are a fire hazard), books, junk mail, greeting cards, photos, x-rays, or CDs.

  Please stay in your vehicle at all times. Place materials in the vehicle’s trunk and workers will remove all items directly. All documents destroyed confidentially on-site. Loads containing unacceptable items may be rejected.