Where in the triangle can I dispose of official documents? (Raleigh: chapel, attorney)

[RaleighJeff]

I have a box full of old bills, bank statements, and other such paperwork with sensitive information on them that I would rather not toss in the garbage. I know a couple of news stations sponsor shred events periodically but I'm wondering if there is some place I can take these papers in the mean time to have them destroyed in a safe manner. Any recommendations?

[mike052082]

The fireplace.

[brooks2007]

I would not recommend burning, we did that in our firepit once long ago and ugh, what a mess with the smoke and flying paper ash... I suppose if you have a good screen to keep all the bits from floating about, but it will not be repeated by us - ever.

City of Raleigh had this information on their site:
Residents interested in shredding documents at other times of the year may wish to visit the North Carolina Attorney General's web page on identity theft at www.ncdoj.gov. At the site you can sign up to be sent email alerts for shredding events coming to your area. You may also send an email request directly to alerts@ncdoj.gov or outreach@ncdoj.gov and ask to be put on their list.


PRO SHRED of Raleigh offers community shreds (as well as individual and company shreds). Their site suggests that you should call them for a schedule of local events. There is a link, but nothing in or near our area on the schedule. They had one at Crossroads last weekend and it was not posted on the schedule so calling may be your best option.

Raleigh Document Shredding Service| Paper Shredding Company Raleigh NC| Document Destruction Services Raleigh North Carolina

There are likely other companies offering these services, but this is the one I am familiar with.

Hope this helps!

[GucciLittlePiggie]

just buy a shredder. you can get a crappy one for 20 bucks. or use it, then return it. ;-)
or... go to staples where they have some on display and just use one of them.

i like the grill method, personally. lighter fluid, pile of papers, fire it up and close the lid.

[dobieowner]

If you can wait until next month, First Baptist Church (downtown Raleigh) is scheduled to have a community event for shredding documents on April 17th. To get further information or confirm please call (919) 832-4485.

[eloyfan]

We love our own personal shredder, purchased at Staples. Bank statements, those stupid checks your cc co. sends you, actually ANY junk mail with identifiers, goes through the cross-cut shredder. Then we use the shreddings to package our eBay sales.

Everybody wins!

[coastalnc]

Invest in a shredder for your home. It makes sense. You can get them pretty cheap too. I keep one next to the desk and anything that has our name, address or any bank numbers, account numbers, etc. goes right into the shredder.

[J_Lurk]

This place: Phoenix Resources Recycling, Secure Document Destruction and Full Service Office Recycling for the Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, RTP, Morrisville, Garner North Carolina Area.

I took about 4 boxes there just before I moved, and I think it cost about $10. I got the recommendation off another thread on this board.

I have a personal shredder, put it just won't do the job when you are getting rid of out-of-date records. I'd have been sitting at that thing for days.

[JQ Public]

I shred all of mine...along with envelopes with my name/address on them.

[FranklinBusybody]

I also shred everything myself. Have for years. One word of advice if you decide to buy a shredder. I'm on my third shredder. The first cost ~$30. The second ~$50. The current one was ~$70 from Overstock.com. The last one is still working after about three years and seems to be holding up (knock on wood). The first two were both pains with having to constantly clear jams and things breaking. In my experience, the cheapest shredders, even from good brand names, are a waste of money.