COMMUNITY SHRED DAY
ORNL FCU members are invited to bring any unwanted documents, especially ones containing personal information, to one of the Document Shred Day locations and have it safely and securely destroyed at no charge.
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SHREDDING GUIDELINES
SHRED MATERIAL CONTAINERS
All materials for shredding must be in a box (15” x 12” x 10” or smaller) or a 13-gallon trash bag (or smaller).
LIMIT THREE (3) CONTAINERS PER VEHICLE
Due to the limited amount of available space per truck for on-site shredding, each vehicle is permitted to shred up to three (3) boxes or bags of materials. ORNL FCU employees will remove documents from vehicles for shredding on-site. ORNL FCU is not responsible for documents dumped or left unattended.
PAPER ITEMS ONLY
Paper is the only acceptable material for shredding, such as: bank statements, cancelled checked, credit card receipts, tax and insurance records, contracts, and financial statements.
ITEMS NOT PERMITTED
Materials that are not acceptable include: batteries, food waste or trash, pill bottles, needles, grocery bags or plastic, cardboard, hanging folders, large metal objects, glass, electronics, media, or bullets.
EVENT DURATIONS VARY—FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
Each Community Shred Day features secure, on-site document destruction. Length of event is limited to the capacity of the on-site shredding truck(s).
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES*
Below is information on where to dispose, destroy, and/or recycle excess or non-acceptable Community Shred Day materials.
PAPER, PLASTIC, METAL, GLASS
Plastic containers, aluminum cans, steel cans, mixed paper, books, glass (clear, brown, green), cardboard, newspaper, and reusable household goods can be recycled through curbside pickup in Knoxville and Oak Ridge and at city drop-off centers.
City of Knoxville - knoxvilletn.gov
City of Oak Ridge - oakridgetn.gov
CELLPHONES & WIRELESS DEVICES
Ecyclers - ecyclersusa.com
eCycle of Knoxville - ecycle-today.com
City of Knoxville - knoxcounty.org
UNUSED & EXPIRED MEDICATIONS & RX BOTTLES
Metro Drug Coalition (MDC) - metrodrug.org/medcollection/
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Shred-It Knoxville - shredit.com
BATTERIES
Solid Waste Management Facility - knoxvilletn.gov
1033 Elm Street, Knoxville, TN
TIRES, BUILDING MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION/ DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Solid Waste Management Facility - knoxvilletn.gov
1033 Elm Street, Knoxville, TN
OTHER RESOURCES
Waste Connection - wasteconnectionstn.com
Goodwill Industries - gwiktn.org
Keep Tennessee Beautiful - keeptnbeautiful.org
Tennessee Recycling Coalition - tennesseerecyclingcoalition.org
Tennessee Recycling Centers - recyclingcenters.org
*Additional recycling services are publicly available, are not affiliated with ORNL FCU, and are provided at user’s expense. For more information pertaining to the services listed below, please contact businesses and organizations directly.