Albany Department of General Services sponsors two (2) FREE Paper Shredding events each year. Albany residents can bring documents to be shredded, and they will be shredded on-site. DGS also collects hard and soft-cover books for recycling. Books are NOT redistributed/reused.
Both events are held in front of the Washington Park Lake House.
Please enter through the Madison Ave entrance.
2025 Dates
Saturday, July 19, 2025 (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Saturday, October 4, 2025 (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Please try to transport papers to be shredded in boxes, reusable totes, or paper bags. They will be returned once your paper has been dumped.
Residents will have the opportunity to watch their paper being shredded.
