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
Paper Shred Event, Zero Waste Day Drop-Off, sponsored by City of Boston
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 8:30AM-12PM 315 Gardner Street West Roxbury, MA City of Boston is hosting a FREE Paper Shredding for the residents of Boston, MA on Saturday, September 26, 2026, 8:30am-12pm. Documents will be destroyed on the spot in a mobile shredding truck. Protect your identity by shredding your personal information. Bring your old...
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Annual Community Shred Event & Food Drive, Nashua NH
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10AM-12PM 74 Northeastern Blvd. Unit 17A. Nashua, NH. 03062 On Saturday, September 26, 2026, Ameriprise Financial is sponsoring a Shred event hosted by Andrea Riley Arnesen. Do you have old bills, receipts, or other important documents cluttering up your files that you’d like to get rid of? Join us for a...
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Shred Day Event, Portsmouth, NH
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9am-12pm Newburyport Bank, Portsmouth – Yoken’s Common, 1390B Lafayette Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 The Newburyport Bank is sponsoring a Shred Event in Portsmouth, NH. A1 Datashred will destroy documents on the spot in a mobile shredding truck. Old receipts, outdated financials, stacks of paper you don’t need anymore – bring them to...
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Shred Event, Topsfield, MA
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9am-12pm Topsfield Town Hall, 8 West Common Street, Topsfield, MA 01983 The Town of Topsfield is sponsoring a free document shredding event for Topsfield residents only. Documents will be destroyed on the spot in an A1 Datashred mobile shredding truck and sent for recycling. Bring your old credit card bills, old medical bills,...
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FREE Document Shredding Event, Cambridge MA
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9:30am-1pm Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 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...
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Fall Clean-Out – Paper Shred Event, Winchester, MA
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9:00AM-12PM St. Eulalia Church, 50 Ridge St., Winchester MA 01890 The Winchester Girl Scouts of Massachusetts is holding a paper shredding on September 12, 2026, 9am -12pm. Secure your personal information by shredding your important documents on the spot in a mobile shredding truck. 100% of the shredded material will be...
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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.
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.
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.