Mobile Paper Shredding


Privacy experts often recommend that individuals shred files, tax documents, credit cards and bank statements, and other items which could be used to commit identity theft.  In order to provide Bergen County residents the opportunity to participate in a document shredder program, the BCUA has implemented the Mobile Paper Shredding Program.  The Mobile Paper Shredding Program consists of regional and municipal shredding days. 


BCUA Sponsored Municipal Shredding Events for 2025 

Alpine

5/3/2025

North Arlington

5/10/2025

Bergenfield

8/9/2025

Northvale

10/4/2025

Cliffside Park

9/13/2025

Norwood

5/3/2025

Closter

6/14/2025

Oakland

5/17/2025

Cresskill

5/3/2025

Old Tappan

10/11/2025

Dumont

4/26/2025

Palisades Park

5/10/2025

East Rutherford

6/7/2025

Paramus

6/28/2025

Edgewater

9/20/2025

Ramsey

5/3/2025

Elmwood Park

10/11/2025

Ridgefield

10/18/2025

Emerson

5/17/2025

Ridgefield Park

10/25/2025

Fort Lee

4/5/2025

Ridgewood

9/6/2025

Garfield

6/7/2025

River Edge

10/4/2025

Glen Rock

4/26/2025

River Vale

4/12/2025

Hackensack

6/28/2025

Rochelle Park

9/27/2025

Harrington Park

4/26/2025

Rutherford

6/21/2025

Hasbrouck Heights

3/22/2025

Saddle Brook

10/4/2025

Haworth

4/5/2025

South Hackensack

4/26/2025

Ho-Ho-Kus

4/5/2025

Teaneck

6/6/2025

Leonia

5/3/2025

Tenafly

5/17/2025

Little Ferry

4/5/2025

Upper Saddle River

9/27/2025

Lodi

4/27/2025

Waldwick

4/12/2025

Lyndhurst

4/12/2025

Washington Twp.

10/11/2025

Mahwah

4/26/2025

Westwood

6/21/2025

Maywood

11/8/2025

Woodcliff Lake

9/21/2025

Montvale

10/4/2025

Wood-Ridge

6/1/2025

Moonachie

6/28/2025

 Residency of the local municipality is required for municipal shredding events.

The BCUA's mobile shredding collection vehicle visits participating municipalities throughout the year for local shredding events. All of the events are open from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.(unless otherwise noted). Events are rain or shine.


 Retail Shredding Services:

If you cannot attend one of our municipal or regional shredder events, certain retailers will accept documents for destruction for a nominal fee. 


 2025 BCUA Regional Shredding Events:

The Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) will once again conduct Tire Recycling, Mobile Paper Shredding, and Electronics/Computer collections at two convenient locations:

Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd., Paramus
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Bergen County Campgaw Mountain Reservation,200 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Materials will be collected between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine.

Acceptable documents for municipal and regional shredding events are limited to confidential and sensitive materials only. Non-confidential materials, such as books, magazines, newspapers, etc., should be recycled through your local municipal recycling program and will not be accepted at this event. It is not necessary to remove paper clips, staples or paperboard binder covers. In an effort to accommodate all those wishing to participate, there is a limit of 4 bags or boxes of documents weighing no more than 10 lbs. each. 

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