“Operation Secure Shred” events are free of charge for Somerset County residents; pre-registration is not required. Proof of residency is required (current driver's license, valid lease, tax bill or any other bill with a Somerset County address). No businesses allowed. No commercial vehicles allowed.
Shredding events are held on 9 Saturdays, rain or shine, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., or until the trucks are filled to capacity, at which time they leave and the event is over for the day. Residents can bring a combination of up to six bags, containers or boxes per trip.
The following recyclable items are not accepted: junk mail, magazines and newspapers.
| DATES | LOCATIONS | |
| MARCH 25 | SC Public Works Garage - South County Facility, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | |
| APRIL 22 | SC Public Works Garage - South County Facility, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | |
| MAY 20 | SC Public Works Garage - North County Facility, 411 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | |
| JUNE 3 | Franklin Township Sewerage Authority, 70 Commerce Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873 | |
| JULY 15 | SC Public Works Garage - North County Facility, 411 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | |
| AUG 12 | SC Public Works Garage - South County Facility, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | |
| SEPT 16 | SC Public Works Garage - South County Facility, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 | |
| OCT 14 | SC Public Works Garage - North County Facility, 411 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | |
| NOV 18 | SC Public Works Garage - North County Facility, 411 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 |
Residents from all 21 Somerset County municipalities can have personal documents shredded at as many free, on-site mobile paper-shredding events as they wish to attend. Residents do not have to reside in the town hosting an event to participate.
Documents are commercially shredded safely, privately, and properly by trained, licensed, and bonded document destruction specialists. Staples and paperclips do not have to be removed. Residents can bring documents in up to six boxes, containers, or bags per visit and may stay and watch as their documents are shredded. Residents will be asked to take back their receptacles.
Operation Secure Shred is sponsored by the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners in cooperation with the county Department of Public Works. For more information, call 908-203-6018 or publicworks [at] co.somerset.nj.us (email Public Works)
For tips on managing your personal documents and information, click to read Somerset County's "To Shred or Not To Shred" brochure.