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Gwinnett County hosting shredding event next month

Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management will host America Recycles Day 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Coolray Field to collect electronics, latex paint and paper for secure shredding. (Courtesy Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful)
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management will host America Recycles Day 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Coolray Field to collect electronics, latex paint and paper for secure shredding. (Courtesy Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful)
By Jillian Price
Sept 28, 2023

Gwinnett County is hosting a four-day shredding event next month, allowing residents to drop off old mail or other documents to be shredded. Paper should be placed in a disposable container, and residents are limited to five paper copier boxes per vehicle, according to a press release.

Paper can be dropped Oct. 10-13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Tuesday, October 10 at OneStop Centerville, 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville.
  • Wednesday, October 11 at Bogan Park Community Center, 2723 North Bogan Road NE in Buford.
  • Thursday, October 12 at Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 East Crogan Street in Lawrenceville.
  • Friday, October 13 at Shorty Howell Park, 2750 Pleasant Hill Drive in Duluth.

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Jillian Price covers local news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the AJC in 2022 and mainly covers Gwinnett County cities.

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