Donning their gloves in the mild autumn weather Saturday morning, Perry Public Library Director Mary Murphy joined Joe Wyllie of Shred-It Des Moines, a document security and shredding service, for the library’s sixth annual free paper-shredding service.
The two-hour event is a regular feature on the library’s October calendar, Murphy said, and is sponsored by the library and the Raccoon Valley Bank. The drive-through shredding service sets up in the parking area between the library and the Des Moines Area Community College Perry VanKirk Career Academy.
Murphy said shredding residents sometimes request twice-yearly service, but at $600 for two hours, the cost is steep.
Wyllie demonstrated the mobile shredder’s internal camera system, which shows the progress of the materials through the shredder. Shred-It Des Moines’ service area includes Des Moines and Ames and stretches from Fort Dodge to Waterloo, Cedar Rapids to Oskaloosa and takes in Ottumwa and the surrounding areas
May every year’s shred event be held in memory of Eddie Van Halen.