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Free Shred Days around Wichita, KS

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You know you’re not supposed to just throw confidential information into the trash, but sometimes the shred pile gets pretty high if you don’t have a paper-chewing monster of a shredder *like mine. If you’ve been putting off the inevitable, you’ll have an opportunity to get the job done – for free – at the FREE paper shredding events in Wichita, KS listed below.

Protect your private information and avoid identity theft by taking advantage of these events throughout the year. This list includes document shredding events that are open to the public, but some banks and credit unions offer shred days for their own customers.

*It’s a Fellowes Jam-Free shredder. We’ve had it for years and yep – it’s every bit as good as the reviews say it is. It’s another option when you can’t shred paper free.

Look for the Free document shredding at Office Depot coupon that’s good for 5 lbs of free shredding. (It’s usually available in the spring of the year, and is valid this year until April 27, 2024.)

Saturday, April 6, 2024 – Credit Union of America members-only free shred days. CUA members can bring your old documents to the Delano location for secure, onsite shredding. This is one of four FREE shred days in 2024 offered by CUA. More info.
711 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67213
12:30-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 13, 2024 – Union State Bank in Newton Bring up to 5 boxes or bags of personal material for free shredding. Follow the traffic lanes and stay in the car. Shredding event by UV&S. More info.
527 N. Main St.
Newton, KS
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Bel Aire free shred day (residents only) Hosted by the City of Bel Aire for Bel Aire residents only at the city building. Bring up to 5 boxes or bags of personal material; follow traffic lanes and remain in your vehicle. More info.
Bel Aire City Building
7651 E. Central Park Ave.
Bel Aire, KS
9 a.m. – Noon

Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Farmers State Bank McPherson free shred event, up to 5 boxes or bags will be accepted. Stay in your car and follow traffic lanes. Workers will remove paper from your vehicle and place in a secure container for shredding. Shredding provided by UV&S
1603 N. Main
McPherson, KS
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Paper Shred Days Wichita

Saturday, May 11, 2024 – Cambridge Market free community shred event, in partnership with Wichita Federal Credit Union Bring up to 3 boxes or bags of personal material for free shredding. Stay in your car and follow the lanes of traffic. Workers will remove the paper from your car and place it in a secure tub for shredding, either in the mobile shred truck or at the facility. More info.
Cambridge Market Shopping Area
9911 E. 21st St. N.
Wichita, KS 67206-3521
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 – Capitol Federal Free Shred Day Remain in your car and volunteers will accept a maximum two paper/plastic grocery bags or two copy-paper size boxes in the trunk or cargo area of your vehicle. Odd sizes or excess shred will be refused for this FREE paper shredding eventMore info.
Saturday, June 8
Bradley Fair Branch
8301 E 21st Street N
Wichita, KS 67206-1800
10:00 a.m. – Noon

September 7, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Event in Maize. Bring the documents cluttering your home or office to one of several participating INTRUST Bank locations in the Wichita area to securely dispose of them via an on-site shred truck. These events are free and open to the community and area businesses. Visit intrustbank.com/shred for more information.
2735 N Maize Rd, Wichita, KS 67205
9 am – 12:00 p.m.

September 14, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Event in Andover.
308 W Central Ave, Andover, KS 67002
9 am – 12:00 p.m.

September 21, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Event in El Dorado
2723 W Central Ave, El Dorado, KS 67042
9 am – 12:00 p.m.

September 28, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Event in Newton
128 E Broadway St, Newton, KS 67114
9 am – 12:00 p.m.

September 28, 2024 – Credit Union of America members-only free shred day in Delano. CUA members can bring your old documents to the Delano location for secure, onsite shredding. This is one of four FREE shred days in 2024 offered by CUA. More info.
711 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67213
12:30-3:30 p.m.

October 5, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Events. Bring the documents cluttering your home or office to one of several participating INTRUST Bank locations in the Wichita area to dispose of them via an on-site shred truck securely. These events are free and open to the community and area businesses. Visit intrustbank.com/shred for more information.
Two Locations:

  • 7800 E Central, Wichita, KS 67206
    • 9 am – 12:00 p.m.
  • 1501 N Rock Rd, Derby, KS 67037
    • 9 am – 12:00 p.m.

October 5, 2024 – Wichita Federal Credit Union Shred Day West – old west, that is! (Because of where it’s hosted.) Details here at the WFCU shred event page.
Old Cowtown Museum
1865 Museum Drive
Wichita, KS 67203
9-11 a.m.

October 12, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Event. Bring your document clutter to 8601 W. Central Ave. in Wichita from 9 a.m. to noon. This is one of several INTRUST Bank free shredding events in 2024 at locations throughout the Wichita area. Securely dispose of paperwork via an on-site shred truck. These events are free and open to the community and area businesses. Visit intrustbank.com/shred for more information.
8601 W Central, Wichita, KS 67212
9 am – 12:00 p.m.

October 12, 2024 – Credit Union of America Hutchinson Community Shred Day. Community members can bring old documents to the Hutchinson location for secure, onsite shredding. This is one of four FREE shred days in 2024 offered by CUA. More info.
2616 N. Main Street
Hutchinson, KS
9 a.m. – Noon

October 19, 2024 – INTRUST Bank Free Shred Event. Bring the documents cluttering your home or office to 3801 N. Rock Rd. in Wichita between 9 a.m. and noon. This is one of several participating INTRUST Bank locations in the Wichita area to securely dispose of them via an on-site shred truck. These events are free and open to the community and area businesses. Visit intrustbank.com/shred for more information.
3801 N Rock Rd, Wichita, KS 67226
9 am – 12:00 p.m.

October 19, 2024 – Park City Document Shredding Day will happen between 9 a.m. and noon for Park City residents. The free shred event will be held in the City Hall parking lot. Staples and paperclips are okay, but binder clips are not. Bring proof of residency in Park City.

More dates are coming soon…. 

Fellowes shredder - my paper eating monster
Fellowes Jam-Free Shredder – The paper-eating monster I have and love.

Shred Events We Look for Each Year

Keep an eye out for free shred days or low-cost shredding services from these in the list below. They all had shred events in previous years.

AAA Cover Your Assets had shred events at 5 locations (Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan, E. Wichita and W. Wichita) one year. No update yet for this year. Free shredding drop-off, travel tips, home maintenance tips, vehicle maintenance checklist, and more.

AARP Free Shred Event was in May in a previous year. It was free and open to the public but you did have to register in advance. In addition to shredding, they collected donations of non-perishable food items to give to the Kansas Food Bank. To find future free shred events, keep an eye on the AARP Wichita Events listing here.

BBB Free Shred Days The Better Business Bureau has a list of BBB shredding events across the country. This year it will be on Saturday, October 8th from 9am – noon at the Coleman Parking lot. 

Fidelity Bank free drive-through Community Shred Event was at the downtown Branch a few years ago, from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at 216 S. Market. (Enter from the S. Market entrance.) More info

INTRUST Bank Free Shred Days. They have previously held up five Wichita-area free shred events in the fall at various locations including El Dorado, Newton, Andover, and Derby. Bring documents such as invoices, medical records, tax returns and anything else that may contain sensitive information that you would like to dispose of safely and securely.

Kansas Attorney General Free Shred Events Shred events are scheduled around the state during National Consumer Protection Week in early March. To find free shredding events near you, keep an eye on this page.

The File Depot occasionally has had free shred days in the past. You could bring up to 5 banker boxes for free shredding; each additional box was only $5 each. The Wichita office moved and is now located at 1930 N. Ohio in Wichita. 

Wichita Federal Credit Union usually hosts one or two free shredding days for the community. The Wichita East shred event is listed above; the west event (if there is one) is unknown (to me). In the past they’ve posted these shred events on the WFCU Facebook page here

Wichita Shredding has hosted free shredding events in Wichita as recently as last year. At the time of this writing, I couldn’t find any published dates for 2024, but be sure to check their Facebook page, where dates were previously announced. If they do it the same way as last time, you can bring up to 5 boxes of paper to shred or up to 2 computers with hard drives to shred. The Facebook event page also says they’ll take metal, appliances, and cardboard; I’ve never heard of that at a shred event before. More info 

United Way of the Plains Free Shred Event was held in April and sponsored by Wichita Shredding. Bring a maximum of 5 boxes or bags; volunteers will unload from your car so you don’t have to leave your vehicle. Sponsored by Wichita Shredding. Info here

Underground Vaults and Storage has scheduled free shred days at banks across Kansas, including Wichita, Hutchinson, Newton, McPherson, and more. Some events are for members, residents, or customers only. Here is a good place to see what they have planned.

Members-Only Shred Events in Wichita, KS

Look for bank shredding events or check with your credit union, municipality, HOA or business and community organizations that might be hosting residents/member shred events. Or you might even suggest they host one! Here are the kinds of places that will often provide free document shredding for members or residents:

  • Check with your bank or credit union to see what shredding services they might offer.
  • Memberships like AARP or AAA
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Homeowners or Neighborhood Associations
  • City or state consumer protection departments
  • Charitable agencies

Places to Shred Paper in Wichita

If you can’t wait for a free shredding event in Wichita, you still have a lot of options for document shredding. Places to shred paper locally include:

  • Shred It Wichita
  • UPS
  • Office Depot
  • Wichita Shredding
  • UV&S (Underground Vaults and Storage)

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16 Responses

  1. If you have an account with Meritrust they will shred any time you want. I usually have some to take every time I visit the bank. It is free.

  2. I’m looking for a free shredding event in the Derby area or even East Wichita scheduled after April 15, 2019. Any you are aware of?

  3. Hi Carolyn, do you know which location the Wichita Federal Credit Union is having the shred event for Sept 29th?
    Thanks for all the great information you provide.

    1. Oh, great question, Peggy. They told me it was at their “West Office.” According to their Facebook page, the west office is: 3730 W 13th St, Wichita, KS 67203 (316) 941-0600 Thanks for asking! I’ve now updated the info above. 🙂

  4. Are you aware of any upcoming shred events? We are moving and have documents to destroy and would love to do it for free. Many thanks!

  5. I want to verify shredding date May 5, 2439 S. Seneca, morning only? I had also been told there was a citywide shred that same date in the area of 11th & Litchfield. Is that true?

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