DeKalb County will host a paper shredding event from 8 a.m. to noon June 11 at the DeKalb Sanitation Division’s Central Transfer Station, 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur.

Only DeKalb residents may participate in this free event if they reside in the service area of the DeKalb County Sanitation Division.

Proof of residency will be required, and no commercial participation will be allowed.

There will be a limit of 10 standard-size boxes of documents per vehicle.

Masks are required of residents and event staff.

For more information, visit DeKalbSanitation.com.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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