By: Claire Tribble
Guess what time it is…. SHRED DAY! That’s right, the annual Better Business Bureau of North Alabama FREE Shred Day is set for September 27, from 9 a.m.-noon. It’s at Athens State University again, and as always, you enter the back parking lot on Hobbs Street, drive through and exit onto Pryor Street. We’re making it super easy (and hopefully fast) again. We’ll have plenty of volunteers to unload your car, so there is no need to get out!
Like always, 3 kitchen garbage bags or 3 document boxes of paper per vehicle will be accepted. We will go until the shred trucks fill up. We do ask that you remove any metal, binding, and plastic. These things will jam up the shredders, and since we shred on site, this can stop the flow completely. We’ll even have Limestone County Recycling on site to collect the boxes to be recycled.
We are accepting electronics again this year, but as always, NO TUBE TV’S OR MONITORS! We can take plasma and flat screen TV’s and monitors, but there is a $10 charger per TV. Everything else must be under 40 pounds. And there are no worries, all hard drives are destroyed. The company that takes the electronics is very reputable, and they are certified to destroy the hard drives. It’s a good time to clean out closets and recycle those outdated electronics.
The drug take back is the same as always. There will be an officer set up in the parking lot to accept medications. No liquids, creams, or needles will be accepted. You can even leave the medication in the bottles they came in, it will all be destroyed. Just a side note, the Athens Police Department and the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office accept medication to be destroyed year-round. If you have questions, feel free to give them a call, they can give you all the details.
There will also be a table setup to accept food donations. We are asking for non-perishable items to be donated to Limestone County Churches Involved (LCCI). We all know that times are hard on many people, and every little bit helps. It’s a good time to clean your pantry out, and as long as the food is in date, it will be graciously accepted.
There is one major thing that will be different this year. Athens State University has begun construction on the gym. There are a few trailers in the parking lot when you first enter. It’s very important to pay attention to the signage and the volunteers directing the traffic flow. We’ll even have a specific line for people with electronics. This will keep accidents and tempers down, and help things flow faster. Remember, a lot of our volunteers will be teenagers, and for many this will be the first event that they are volunteering at, so be patient and know that we have tried to make it as efficient as possible.
By: Claire Tribble – Executive Director
Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful
