Free Shred Day October 15 At Newtown Union Savings Bank

Union Savings Bank will host a second Community Shred Day on Saturday, October 15, from 9 am to noon at its 1-A Commerce Road, Newtown, branch, as well as 100 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, branch and 1057 Torringford Street, Torrington, branch. Members of the community are encouraged to bring any type of paper, up to a ten-box maximum, to be shredded safely and securely during these free events.

“During Union Savings Bank’s first Shred Day event this past June, three of our branches collected approximately 9,000 pounds of paper to be destroyed, which is the equivalent of saving roughly 77 trees,” said Union Savings Bank President and CEO Jay Lent. “We hope to meet or exceed those numbers with our second Shred Day.”

The bank is partnering with Shred-It Connecticut, which will place its shredding trucks outside the three branches. Community members will drive in line into each branch’s parking lot and up to the shred truck. When it is their turn, they will carry their paper to the truck and watch while their documents are destroyed. Union Savings Bank and Shred-It employees will be on hand to direct traffic and help people unload their items.

For more information, visit unionsavings.com.