Description

Fight identity theft and needless clutter by bringing your personal documents and other recyclable items to a convenient drive-thru shred and recycle event co-hosted by the DeKalb and Sycamore Townships. The event will take place on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, located at 2500 Bethany Road, Sycamore. Volunteers will unload items from residents vehicles. Participants will be limited to 2 bankers-sized-boxes or paper bags of documents and/or CD-Rs. Staples do not need to be removed from paper materials. Additional items to be collected at this event include new or used tennis shoes, eye glasses, hearing aids, keys/key Fobs, ink jet cartridges, tabs from aluminum cans, cellphones and chargers, tablets/iPads and chargers, prepaid calling cards (domestic and international). Items collected at this event will be donated to The Lions of Illinois Foundation and Cell Phones for Soldiers. Shoe Sensation of DeKalb will be on-site site to help with the collection of used shoes. This event is for DeKalb and Sycamore Township residents. Participants should bring a valid ID to show proof of residency. Please call Kimberly at DeKalb Township (815-758-8282) if you have any questions.