Community Shred Day Events Announced for 2026

Building your financial future includes protecting your identity. To help, Veridian Credit Union will host mobile shred trucks in five communities across Iowa and eastern Nebraska for Community Shred Day. Each event is free and open to the public to promote the importance of shredding unwanted, sensitive documents in protecting your identity from fraud. 

“Documents with personal information can be a useful tool for identity thieves if not disposed of properly,” said Ashtin Hotek, Veridian’s Public Relations Strategist and Community Shred Day coordinator. "We're happy to offer an event that helps eliminate that risk and grateful to see so many people take advantage of it."

How to Prepare for Community Shred Day
 

• Gather up to two containers of documents weighing no more than 25 pounds each
• Separate material to only shred documents containing personal information - removing newspapers, coupons, etc.
• Place containers in the cargo area of your vehicle

What to Expect at Community Shred Day
 

• Expect the first hour of each event to be the busiest
• Stay in your vehicle to keep the line running smoothly
• Event staff will unload documents and place them into shred bins
• Shredded material will be recycled into commercial grade paper towels, toilet paper and other paper products

More tips on what to shred, how to prepare your documents and information about other shredding opportunities are available at veridiancu.org/shred.

Join us at one of these Community Shred Day events