HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) —
Hendersonville residents have a chance Friday to safely dispose of such items as personal documents and medications.
The city’s document shred event is set for 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and the Hendersonville Police Department will also offer a drug take-back event for community members to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications.
Shred-it will have its shredding truck at the Patton Pool parking lot, 114 E. Clairmont Drive, to allow residents to dispose of sensitive materials such as financial statements, canceled checks, credit card statements, payroll stubs, insurance forms, old tax returns, forms from doctor’s offices, etc.
Hendersonville residents may take up to two boxes (or 50 pounds) of paper items to be shredded. The event is not for business shredding.
Residents may drop their documents off or stay and watch them be destroyed. The event will happen rain or shine. If the shredding truck fills up before 10:30, the event will be over.
During this time, the Hendersonville Police Department and Hope Coalition will host a drug take-back event to allow the public to dispose of expired/unused medication, such as prescription and over-the-counter pills, vitamins, ointments and patches. No chemotherapy drugs, needles, inhalers or EpiPens will be accepted.
The Hendersonville Police Department also provides a permanent medication disposal box in the lobby of the police station at 630 Ashe St. that is available during business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
To make this part of a community outreach effort, residents participating in either of these events are asked to bring non-perishable pantry items to donate to Interfaith Assistance Ministry. Suggested items may be found here.