Wheeling Shred - volunteers unloading electronics to be recycled (Canton BBB)
Wheeling, WV (August 20, 2025) - The Better Business Bureau® is offering a free community shred & e-cycle event on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm in the St. Michael Angelus Center’s parking lot located at 1225 National Rd., Wheeling, WV, 26003.
The event promotes identity theft awareness and fraud protection by providing free on-site document shredding and electronic recycling (e-cycling) services. Identity theft scams reported to BBB last year show that $111,108,966.89 was lost.
Proactively shredding personal documents and properly disposing of electronics are some of the best ways to protect against fraud and identity theft. Businesses and individuals can participate in this community event by bringing documents with personal and financial information to shred, and outdated, unused electronics to properly e-cycle.
Go Shred will provide the document shredding services and Scrappy Pappy’s will provide the e-cycling services. Accepted electronics: Appliances (small), Batteries, Cable, CDs, Cellphones, Circuit Boards, Computers, Game Consoles, Ink and Toner Cartridges, IT Equipment, Keyboards and Mice, Laptops, Modems, Monitors*, MP3 Players, Phone Systems, Printers, Routers, Satellite Boxes, Servers, Speakers, Switches, Telecom Equipment, TVs*, UF Unites, Video Games, and Wire.
*All styles: $10 charge.
There is no charge for this event other than the fees for certain electronics listed above; however, monetary donations to the BBB Charitable & Educational Fund, Inc. are appreciated to continue to provide this service.
For more information, visit bit.ly/OHWVSHRED or call the BBB office at 330-454-9401.