CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
PRESS RELEASE
903 W. Main Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 ? P: 816.228.0110 ? F: 816.228.7592 ? W: www.bluespringsgov.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: September 7, 2012
CONTACT: Kim Nakahodo, Public Information Officer
Phone: 816.655.0497, Cell: 816.651.6449
Email: knakahodo@bluespringsgov.com
Blue Springs Paper Shredding event aims to help residents dispose of personal documents safely
Blue Springs, Mo. – The City of Blue Springs, the Blue Springs Solid Waste Management Commission and EnviroStar Waste Service, Inc. are sponsoring a mobile drive-up paper shredding event on Saturday, September 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at City Hall, 903 W. Main Street.
Blue Springs businesses and residents will able to drop-off up to four paper grocery bags of documents to be shredded on-site. No need to remove paper clips, staples, folders, plastic covers or binding. All paper collected during the event will be recycled.
“Blue Springs residents and business owners can dispose of their confidential files and documents safely at this event,” said Mayor Carson Ross. “This paper shredding event is an opportunity for residents to reduce their potential for identity theft and support recycling in our community.”
For more information about the event contact Lauren Gowdy in the Community Development Department at 816-220-4504 or via email at lgowdy@bluespringsgov.com.
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