Paper Shredding
Materials Accepted from Residents and Businesses:
The Lorain County Collection Center offers FREE document shredding for Lorain County residents! Residents can drop off paper materials to be shredded during regular business hours and can come multiple times per week. There is no limit to how much you can bring.
Our Staff will check to make sure that there are no unwanted items being mixed in with your documents (including but not limited to: binders, binder clips, paper clips, rubber bands, staples or plastic binding). Materials will then be placed in a locked container for shredding.
Examples of Materials Accepted:
- Bank account statements and canceled checks.
- Wage/Salary statements and other income records.
- Income tax returns, property tax bills, credit cards receipts and statements.
- Legal documents (Wills, Trust Agreements, Contracts)
- School transcripts, resumes or other paper documents with sensitive personal information.
If you are a Business seeking paper shredding, we ask that you contact our Collection Center Coordinator at 440-328-2368 to set up an appointment to come in for this service.
2025 Shred Event Calendar (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
Date | Community Host | Location |
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity Amherst ReStore | 300 Rice Industrial Parkway |
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | Lorain Public Library System | 13824 West River Road |
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | Amherst | 7419 Oberlin Road |
Saturday, May 24, 2025 | Lorain Public Library System | 4125 Lake Road |
Saturday, May 31, 2025 | City of Elyria | 131 Court Street |
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | Lorain Public Library System | 351 West 6th Street |
Saturday, June 21, 2025 | Lorain Public Library System | 35700 Bainbridge Road |
Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Friends of | 221 Spring Street |
Saturday, July 19, 2025 | Lorain Public Library System | 2121 Homewood Drive |
Saturday, July 26, 2025 | Lorain Public Library System | 37485 Harvest Drive |
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | City of Avon Lake | 32850 Electric Boulevard |
Saturday, October 4, 2025 | City of Elyria | 131 Court Street |
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity Amherst ReStore | 300 Rice Industrial Parkway |