The Selma–Dallas County Chamber of Commerce is joining with Riverdale Credit Union again this year to sponsor “Shred-It Day” in Dallas County.

The event will is being held today from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and businesses and residents will be able to bring a maximum of four boxes or four large trash bags of their outdated personal documents to be shredded at no charge.

Shred-it is an onsite document shredding company with 140 locations throughout the US and world. According to their website “Shred-it works with customers to develop a timely, secure shredding services program designed to meet their specific business needs. This program keeps them compliant, offers protection from identity theft, and guarantees an unbroken chain of custody.”

According to the Federal Trade Commission, 9 million Americans are victims of identity theft each year and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sheryl Smedley said safe destruction of outdated personal and financial information is important to protecting a person’s identity from thieves.

“This allows the small business community and citizens to safely dispose of any outdated financials, personal records such as credit card statements, and tax records free of charge,” Smedley said, adding that the shredded material is recycled.  “Criminals have made identity theft into a million dollar industry and this project will allow our community the opportunity to properly dispose of their personal outdated records onsite.”