Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful (KCNB) asks Newton County residents to bring paper documents to its next Paper Shred Event at the Newton County Library parking lot on Monday, November 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for free on site shredding. Each person will be limited to 5 standard boxes of paper, and is asked to bring their documents to the left side of the library, located at 7166 Floyd Street, NE.

KCNB, the local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation, provides environmental education and beautification programs in Newton County. KCNB is sponsoring the community paper shred day as an America Recycles Day (ARD) Event, and all paper collected will be recycled.

“KCNB’s Paper Shred Event offers a convenient service at no cost to Newton County residents, who can safely dispose of confidential documents,” said KCNB Director Laurie Riley. “The event also offers KCNB the opportunity to reach another segment of our community who may not otherwise recycle.”

ARD is on and around Nov. 15 each year, recognizing the benefits of recycling and raising awareness about the value of reducing, reusing and recycling throughout the year. ARD was started by the National Recycling Coalition in 1997. Now ARD is managed by Keep America Beautiful, which provides promotional support to local affiliates who organize events in their communities.

KCNB’s first community Paper Shred Event was held in 2014 for Earth Day, with more than four tons recycled. KCNB plans to continue to coordinate free community paper shred events twice a year and is seeking sponsors to offset event costs. For more information, visit kcnb.biz or call 770-784-2015.