Documents shredded for cyber security month | Environment

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will sponsor a community shredding event Saturday.

As part of Cyber Security Month, the event will take place in the Access Information Management building located at 3700 Commerce Dr.

Community members can shred up to 10 boxes or 200 pounds of documents at the event, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Shredded materials will be recycled.

The event is free, but donations of food and money will be collected for the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, said a press release.

"Identity theft affects nearly 10 million Americans each year, often because their personal information is stolen from unsecured documents," said Sandy Chalmers, Division Administrator of Trade and Consumer Protection. "Shredding personal documents is the first step in protecting your identity or your consumers' identities from theft."

For more information, call the Consumer Protection hotline at 1-800-422-7128.