HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO HOLD SHRED FEST 2023 ON MARCH 4

Get ready for drive-through spring cleaning to help prevent identity theft.

Hillsborough County Consumer and Veterans Services will host Shred Fest 2023 on Saturday, March 4 from 9 -11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, located at 3602 U.S. Hwy. 301 N. in Tampa, where documents will be shredded and electronic devices will be collected for ‘e-shredding.’

This seventh annual event also ofers free education and professional services to kick of National Consumer Protection Week, which will be observed from Sunday through Saturday, March 5-11.

Documents that can be shredded at Shred Fest include:

• Tax records.

• Old bank documents.

• Unnecessary bills and receipts.

• Unnecessary medical records containing personal information.

• Expired home and car insurance policies.

• Junk mail such as credit card ofers with personal information (name/address).

• Old travel documents, including boarding passes.

• Notes containing passwords.

• CDs and DVDs are accepted (no threering binders).

On-site document shredding will be limited to three copy-paper-size boxes or kitchen-size trash bag containers per