Highly Popular City of Bridgeport Shred Day Returns at Municipal Complex, but has New Date this Year
By Jeff Toquinto on September 19, 2023
For those wondering if Bridgeport would be holding its annual “Shred Day” in October, the answer is no. The good news is that they’re having it at the end of September.
Bridgeport Community Development Director Andrea Kerr confirmed the popular city-sponsored event will be held Saturday, September 30. It 
will be in the parking lot of the Bridgeport Police Department that is located at the Bridgeport Municipal Complex on Main Street.
will be in the parking lot of the Bridgeport Police Department that is located at the Bridgeport Municipal Complex on Main Street.
The time of the event is from 9 a.m. until noon.
“We have typically held the event in October, but the schedule between the company doing the shredding and the city’s schedule did not work out,” said Kerr. “That led us to this date, which we think will still suit residents looking to shred documents.”
The company that has handled it for the majority of the time has been Shred-It. It now has a new name, said Kerr – Stericycle. Regardless of the name, the purpose of the event remains the same.
“Residents can bring any sensitive paper documents that they would like to have shredded securely,” said Kerr. “We do it annually because we still generally fill up the truck.”
Here is the one thing Kerr wants residents to know for sure. The first few years the truck was filled before noon, and once the truck is filled the event is over..png)
“The past few years we have made it to noon,” said Kerr. “We also know the truck has been almost full every time, even when we make it to noon so for those who desperately need items shredded it’s important to get there earlier as opposed to later.”
The event is first come, first served. There will also be city staff and volunteers on hand to assist.
“If you do not want to, you do not have to get out of your vehicle,” said Kerr.
Kerr said she anticipates that, along with several members of city staff, there will be assistance from the Bridgeport Juniorettes, which is a Bridgeport Middle School civic club that assists and does good deeds in the community. She also anticipates some members of Bridgeport Public Works and City Council to help.
Editor's Note: File photos from past events are show, including Council member Don Burton assisting in the top photo.
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