Community events

A great way to say thank you to clients, constituents, the local community and bring awareness to identity theft.

Community Shredding Events – Promote Your Business or a Great Fund Raiser.

For a low hourly rate, A1 DATASHRED will come to the location of your choice with one or more of our paper shredding trucks and shred as many documents as you and your guests can bring for the number of hours you have decided to host your event. A1 DATASHRED will partner with your business or organization to work with you to have a successful community shredding events to help your community or bring in potential new clients along with strengthening existing customer relationships.



Upcoming Community Shredding Events

September 13, 2025

Lowell Five Customer Shred Day, Tewksbury, MA

Shred Event Day: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 9-12pm Lowell Five Bank is having a FREE customer Shred Day.  One of the safest ways to protect yourself from identity theft is to thoroughly shred any documents that may reveal personally identifiable/confidential information.  Documents will be destroyed on the spot in a mobile shredding truck. There is a...

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September 13, 2025

Fall Clean-Out – Paper Shred Event, Winchester, MA

Date and Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 9-12pm Fall Clean-Out – Paper Shred Event, Winchester, MA St. Eulalia Church, 50 Ridge St, Winchester MA 01890 The Winchester Girl Scouts of Massachusetts is holding a paper shredding event at the St. Eulalia Parish, Winchester, MA on September 20, 2025, 9am -12pm.  Secure your personal information by...

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September 8, 2025

Shred Days Rollstone Bank, Fitchburg

Shred Event Day: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 9:00AM-12PM Shred Days Rollstone Bank, Fitchburg Rollstone Bank & Trust Parkhill, 529 Electric Ave,  Fitchburg, MA 01420 Paper Shredding Event, sponsored by Rollstone Bank & Trust in Fitchburg, will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, 9am to 12 pm.  Documents will be shredded securely on site. Bring...

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September 8, 2025

Secure Document Shredding, Arlington, MA

Shred Event Day: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 9:00AM-12PM The Town of Arlington is holding a paper shredding event for Arlington, MA residents only on September 13, 2025.  Documents will be shredded on site by A1 Datashred in their mobile shredding truck and the paper will be recycled. Bring your old medical records, tax returns, bank/credit...

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September 8, 2025

FREE Document Shredding Event in Cambridge

FREE Document Shredding Event, Cambridge MA Saturday, September 13, 2025, 9:30AM-1PM The City of Cambridge is sponsoring a free paper shredding event for Cambridge residents only. This event is based on first come, first served, or until the truck is full to capacity. Limit 5 paper size boxes per household or equivalent. Information on consumer...

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July 28, 2025

Free Paper Shredding Event, West Roxbury, MA

Shred Event Day: Saturday, August 16, 2025, 8:30am-12pm The City of Boston is hosting a FREE Paper Shredding for the residents of WEST ROXBURY, MA on Saturday, August 16, 2025, 8:30am12pm. An ID with a Boston address is required. A1 Datashred will shred up to 10 copy paper size boxes or containers of your personal...

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It’s important to pick the right shredding company.

A1 DATASHRED is an established company in the community with a good reputation for integrity and excellent customer service. We will be happy to provide references so you can be comfortable with your partner in your shredding event.

Where you should hold your shredding event.

Your shredding event will be more successful if it is held at a location that is a high-traffic area with easy access. Consider having your shredding event at an office parking lot, library, school lot, mall, shopping center, apartment complexes or local park.

What is the cost of a community shredding event?

A Community Shredding Event is usually a one-day event that lasts from 2 to 8 hours. Our mobile shredding truck is brought onsite to shred the documents of your guests. A shredding event is usually hosted by a company, bank, real estate agency, town, non-profit, local politician, or community organization at an easily accessible location.

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How to Make your Community Shred Day Successful

After you establish a time and location for your Shredding Event get the word out! Letting everyone know about your shredding event in as many ways as possible will make your event more successful.

  • Post flyers wherever you are permitted around your local community.
  • Use public information boards at Libraries, grocery stores, pharmacies.
  • Use Social media like Facebook.
  • Contact with local media like TV, radio, and newspapers.
  • Post online events on sites like the Patch.
  • Email campaigns.
  • Get volunteers to call family and friends to spread the word.

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Environmental Responsibility

A1 DATASHRED is proud to protect the environment while protecting your identity. We are a Green company that understands the importance of being environmentally responsible. All of the documents we shred are recycled and used to make other paper products. Every ton of paper saves 17 trees.

A proud recipient of the AAA Certification from The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID).

The NAID Certification Program establishes the highest standards for a secure destruction process including such areas as operational security, employee hiring and screening, the destruction process and responsible disposal of the shredded paper.