The City of Foster City is teaming up with RethinkWaste to host a Free Community Shred Event and Electronic Waste Drop-off on Saturday, October 15 from 9 AM to 2 PM in the parking lot of City Hall, 610 Foster City Boulevard. Community Shred: Residents of Foster City may bring up to three (3) file storage boxes (10”x12”x15”) of personal paper documents to be shredded for free. This event is sponsored by the City of Foster City and Shred-it. Residents should be prepared to show proof of Foster City residency.

Shredding sensitive documents is one way to reduce your risk of becoming an identity theft victim. Community shredding events give individuals the opportunity to have their confidential documents destroyed on site, free of charge, whether it is small business documents you no longer need or personal papers you want to safely destroy. Shred-it’s trucks contain cutting-edge technology that can handle the job. Note: There is a limit of 3 boxes per household.

E-waste Drop-Off: It is illegal to dispose of electronics in the trash. Do the right thing - recycle your personal or business electronics and computer equipment for FREE. See items listed below:

Acceptable Items
Camcorders, Cell Phones, Chips and Components, Computers, Computer Monitors, Connectors/Cables, DVD Players, Fax Machines, Keyboards, Lab Equipment, Fluorescent Tubes/Lamps (limit 5 tubes per residence), Laptops, Main Frames, Mice, Optical Drives, PC Boards, PDA's, Printed Circuit Boards, Printers, Radios, Scanners, Servers, Stereos, Storage Discs, Tape and Zip Drives, Televisions, UPS Power Supply Units and VCR's

Unacceptable Items
Household Appliances (Fans, Floor Heaters, Smoke Detectors, Vacuum Cleaners, etc.), Kitchen Appliances (Cooktops, Dishwashers, Microwaves, Ovens, Stoves, Refrigerators/Freezers) or Large Appliances. Household Hazardous Waste: (Motor oil, Oil filters , Antifreeze, Automotive batteries, Latex paint, large quantities of Fluorescent lamps (including compact fluorescents), Household batteries)

Both events will be held at the same location. For more information, contact Assistant Engineer Laura Galli at 650-286-3280 or lgalli@fostercity.org or contact South Bayside Waste Management Authority by phone at 650-802-3500, visit www.rethinkwaste.org, or email info@rethinkwaste.org.

For additional information on other recycling options, visit www.recycleworks.org.

About RethinkWaste.org:
The South Bayside Waste Management Authority/RethinkWaste.org is a regional agency, formed in 1982 to assist local communities in managing and reducing waste. To learn more about SBWMA/RethinkWaste, visit www.RethinkWaste.org.

Let’s work together to protect the environment.