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Paper Shredding Events in Southern Maine

POSTED BY
Leah Ingram

If you don’t own a crosscut shredder at home, then you might be looking for paper shredding events happening near you.

Or maybe you’re cleaning out an office, attic or loved ones homes, and want a responsible way of disposing of all that paper.

That’s where these free shredding events come in handy.

You can get rid of paper without filling up your recycling or rubbish bin. 

And you can get rid of that paper without compromising anyone’s personal information, including identity.

I bring up this issue of identity for a very good reason: some experts say that more than 80 percent of identity theft cases don’t happen online–they come from your trash.

That’s why it’s so important to shred old tax returns, credit card solicitations and anything else that might have some personal identifying information on it.

When and where are paper shredding events

You’ll often hear about towns, local businesses and municipalities running free paper shredding events around Earth Day in the spring.

Or, they might time it with spring cleaning in April or May.

Others have annual shredding events in the fall.

In addition, some organizations use paper shredding events as a fundraiser, so they charge a fee.

On the other hand, they may also use these events to collect for good causes, be it cash or canned goods.

Either way, I wanted to give you a town-by-town roundup of paper shredding in Southern Maine.

Unless specified otherwise, these are free events.

Finally, please get in touch if you are running, sponsoring or know about a paper shredding event that’s upcoming. I’ll be updating this article over time.

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Biddeford

Biddeford Savings Bank

254 Main St Biddeford, ME

April 1, 2023

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Buxton

Partners Bank

254 Long Plains Road

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the Buxton branch.

Cape Elizabeth

Town of Cape Elizabeth Public Works

Recycling Committee

Annual paper shredding event

Held in early October, this free paper shredding is for Cape Elizabeth residents only. I will update this section once I know the 2023 date, time and location.

East Waterboro

Partners Bank

Waterboro Crossing Shopping Center

40 Sokokis Trail

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the East Waterboro branch.

Kennebunkport

Kennebunk Portside Rotary Club

Fire Station

32 North St

April 22, 2023

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This is an annual paper shredding event. 

However, it’s not free.

This is a fundraiser for the Kennebunk Portside Rotary Club so they charge $5 per bag and $10 per box of material to be shredded.

Limerick

Partners Bank

32 Central Avenue

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the Limerick branch.

Portland

WGME CBS 13 News

81 Northport Dr.

April 28

6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Each year, at the end of April, TV station WGME CBS 13 holds a free paper shredding event. Last year they shredded more than 30,000 pounds of paper.

Sanford

Partners Bank

900 Main Street

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the Sanford branch.

South Sanford

Partners Bank

1459 Main Street

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the South Sanford branch.

South Portland

City of South Portland

April 15, 2023

9 a.m. to 12 p.m

The event occurs in the parking lot of the main branch of the South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway.

You will be limited to two containers of items to be shredded.

Finally, the library asks that you bring a food donation for the South Portland Food Cupboard, too.

This is an annual event that The South Portland Public Library sponsors. 

In 2023, they partnered with Bath Savings Bank for a free, community paper shredding on.

Saco & Biddeford Savings Bank

In May 2022, Saco & Biddeford Savings Bank held a free paper shredding event at the South Portland branch.

I’ll keep you posted if they’ll be offering it again in May 2023.

Springvale

Partners Bank

484 Main Street

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the Springvale branch.

Wells

Partners Bank

1149 Post Road

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the Springvale branch.

York

Partners Bank

408 US Route 1

Twice a year all Partners Bank locations have a free shred week. It’s usually in April and October. This includes the York branch.

Posted by Leah Ingram on March 7, 2023 | Updated March 7, 2023 Filed Under: Free & Cheap

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