BBB to hosts free “Shred Day” in Lindale

TYLER — A “Shred Day” will be hosted by the Better Business Bureau serving Central East Texas October 10. The service will be provided free from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM at the Lillie Russell Memorial Library in Lindale. The BBB has partnered with the Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce to offer the shredding services as part of the “Launch Local” Festival. Attendees are encouraged to bring paper documents that contain personal and/or financial information to be destroyed. Organizers request items be placed in plastic bags, cardboard boxes will not be accepted. Two “Shred Day” events were held by the BBB in the spring, in Tyler and Jacksonville, leading to over 42,000 pounds of documents destroyed.