State Rep. Peter Schweyer, D-22nd, will hold a free community paper shredding event to help residents safely dispose of their unwanted and personal documents.

The event will be 8-11 a.m. Aug. 21 at South Mountain Middle School, 709 W. Emmaus Ave.

Shredding will take place in the parking lot on South Church Street.

Common types of unwanted items for shredding include credit card statements, credit card applications, bank and investment statements, canceled checks, income tax information, insurance and health records, and retirement or pension fund information.

This event is only for residential documents.

Business documents will not be accepted.

There is a limit of 10 boxes of documents per car and no electronics will be accepted for recycling or disposal at this event.

Documents will be shredded on site.

For more information, residents may call Schweyer’s Allentown office at 610-791-6270.