Join the City of Alexandria’s Resource Recovery Division and celebrate America Recycles Day with Alexandria Shreds! 

This free shredding event will take place Saturday, November 14 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Joseph Hensley Park (4200 Eisenhower Avenue). City of Alexandria residents are invited to bring accepted materials and watch the process via a monitor on the side of the shredding truck – all accepted materials will be securely recycled afterwards! 

Accepted materials include: 

• Documents (with or without staples or paperclips) 
• Financial documents 
• Legal documents 
• Address books 
• Sensitive mail 
• Medical records

Materials that won’t be accepted include: 

• Office supplies (e.g. staple removers or hole punchers) 
• Batteries 
• Hanging folders 
• Electronics 
• Microfiche 
• 3-ring binders 
• Plastic report covers 
• Binder clips 
• Acetate covers

City residents will be able to watch the shredding process via a monitor mounted on the side of the shredding truck. All shredded materials will be securely recycled after the event. 

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you. Please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.3960.