Paper shredding will be held at West Hartford’s Department of Public Works facility at 17 Brixton Street, while National Drug Take-Back Day will also be held on Saturday, at Charter Oak International Academy.

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Paper shredding

Infoshred, LLC will safely shred your confidential papers for free on Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-noon, or until the truck is full. This service is available to West Hartford residents only. Please bring I.D. No commercial businesses, please.

We will be collecting non-perishable food items at this event to stock the shelves of our local Food Pantry. Thank you in advance for helping a neighbor in need.

Paper collected by Infoshred is safely shredded on site, then shredded again before being baled at Infoshred’s secure facility. All paper shredded and processed by Infoshred is recycled and turned into new material like tissue paper, paper towels and dental bibs, saving trees, protecting the environment and keeping paper out of the landfill.

Paper shredding will take place at West Hartford’s Department of Public Works at 17 Brixton Street. Photo credit: Ronni Newton (we-ha.com file photo)

Please note that the event will be at the SIDE entrance of 17 Brixton Street. If coming from New Park Avenue, turn down Oakwood Avenue. The side entrance for DPW is just past Brixton Street on Oakwood Avenue. Please follow the signs.

• This event is for West Hartford Residents only. Please bring your ID.
• Limit is TWO copy paper boxes or equivalent around 9” x 11” x 18″
• No plastic bags
• No junk mail or envelopes
• When the truck is full, the event will end.

Please bring sensitive documents only. Before coming, separate junk mail, other non-sensitive paper, and envelopes and recycle them in the curbside blue barrel. This is a very popular event, and we want to accommodate all residents.

Thank you for participating and ensuring that your sensitive documents are not only safely shredded but also recycled.

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Take-Back Day

Also, on Saturday, Oct. 26, the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District, in conjunction with the Police Department, will hold its annual National Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Charter Oak International Academy, 425 Oakwood Ave. The program is anonymous and free of charge.

National Take Back Day allows the public to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medication in an environmentally safe manner.

ACCEPTED: Prescription and over-the-counter dosage medications, i.e., tablets, capsules, vaping products, and liquids. Please protect your identity by removing medications from the pill bottles and placing them in sealed plastic bags.

NOT ACCEPTED: Intravenous solutions, injectable medicines, Epi-pens, and needles are not be accepted.

National Take Back Day provides an opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medication for destruction in an environmentally safe manner. These drugs can contaminate our waterways when flushed away and are a potential risk to public health and safety when used illegally.

For more information, contact the Health District at 860-561-7900 or the West Hartford Police Department at 860-570-8845.

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