The city of Highland Village will offer free paper shredding to residents at Pilot Knoll Park on Sept. 21.

The details

According to a news release, the Magic Shred truck will be at the park from 2-5 pm for Highland Village residents only. Business shredding is not allowed. Residents will need to have an ID present to participate.

A closer look

According to Iron Mountain, a global leader in storage and information management, shredding personal documents can prevent things like identity theft, which is the nation’s fastest growing crime.




A few examples listed of what to shred on Iron Mountain’s website include:
  • Address labels from junk mail and magazines
  • Receipts, bank statements
  • Birth certificate copies
  • Canceled and voided checks
  • Credit and charge card bills
  • Credit reports and histories