Residents looking to safely dispose of personal documents will have the opportunity to do so at a Community Shredding Event on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Des Moines Activity Center (map below).

The event is hosted by the Des Moines/Normandy Park Senior Advisory Committee and is free and open to all Des Moines residents.

Participants can bring up to 10 file-sized boxes of paper for shredding.

Accepted Items Include:

  • ✅ File folders
  • ✅ Envelopes
  • ✅ Paper (staples allowed

(Examples: receipts, bills, bank statements, canceled checks)

Items NOT Accepted:

  • ❌ Cardboard
  • ❌ Newspaper
  • ❌ Boxes
  • ❌ X-rays
  • ❌ Plastics

The event aims to help residents securely dispose of sensitive documents while promoting identity theft prevention.

For more details, contact the Des Moines Activity Center at (206) 878-1642.