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2024 Household Document Shredding Events

April 29, 2024


County Executive Lamont G. McClure and the Department of Public Works announced two Household Document Shredding events for Northampton County residents on Saturday, May 18, and Saturday, June 8, from 10:00AM – 12:00PM at the Department of Human Services building at 2801 Emrick Blvd in Bethlehem.


Document shredding will be first come, first served. Residents are limited to three boxes or bags per vehicle with a twenty-five-pound weight limit per box or bag. Accepted items include accounting records, canceled checks, pay stubs, financial statements, investment transactions, legal documents, medical records, tax forms, etc. Participants are requested not to arrive before the 10:00AM starting time to avoid causing traffic problems.


As residents arrive, please remain in your vehicles, have doors or trunks unlocked, and have boxed or bagged documents accessible to staff.


Unacceptable materials include junk mail, magazines, catalogs, photographs, negatives, and X-rays.


Staples, paper clips, rubber bands, and folders are accepted. Ring binders, metal strips, and plastic sheet protectors or coverings will be refused.



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