Description

SHRED. RECYCLE. PROTECT. Saturday, Oct. 23 is Secure Your ID Day

Better Business Bureau is hosting a free shredding and recycling event to help prevent identity theft.

BBB's Secure Your ID Day
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Quantum Resource Recovery, Inc. - 2700 N.W. Front Ave, Portland, Ore.

Attendees can drive up and drop off unwanted documents, old cell phones, and a variety of other recyclables.

· Shred-it will shred unwanted paperwork on-the-spot. 100 percent of materials will be recycled. No cardboard or three-ring binders please.

· The Wireless Alliance will accept old cell phones. Data will be removed before phones are recycled.

· Quantum Resource Recovery will buy metals, paying 2¢ to $3 per pound based on the commodity. Metals, computer monitors*, electronics and a variety of other items will be recycled for no cost. Printers and large copiers can be recycled for a small fee. Hazardous substances, batteries, ballasts, oil filled parts, oil filled compressors, compressed air/gas tanks, explosives, ammunition, broken cathode ray tube CRT screens, glass and wood will not be accepted.

For more information about BBB's Secure Your ID Day and to learn how to wipe information from phones on your own, please visit: www.oregon.bbb.org/secure-your-id. Thank you to BBB's partners: Quantum Resource Recovery, Shred-it, and Clearpoint Credit Counseling Solutions.