NOVI, Mich. – Our April Go 4 It action event is “Shred and Protect,” which is focused on protecting both you and the environment.

This event will give you the opportunity to protect your identity by shredding personal documents and protect the environment by properly disposing of e-waste.

Local 4 is teaming up with Corrigan and Human-I-T for this Earth Day event.

We will collect documents for shredding and e-waste items from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at Corrigan — 45200 Grand River Ave Novi, MI 48375.

For shredding, we will accept paper only, up to 300 pounds per car. That’s about 8-10 small copy paper boxes. It is important you bring only paper in boxes, bags, or containers. No binders, garbage bags, or plastic bags mixed with the paper.

Staples, rubber bands, and paper clips are acceptable. Corrigan staff will unload your car and shred the paper immediately.

Corrigan is NAID certified and HIPAA compliant. As a AAA certified member of the National Association for Information Destruction, our facility is monitored 24 hours a day, undergoes unscheduled inspections each year, and our employees are background checked to ensure compliance. All shredded paper gets recycled into products like paper towels and toilet paper.

Statement from Corrigan

For e-waste, we will except no more than 10 items per vehicle.

Human-I-T accepts everything that plugs in except kitchen appliances: computers, laptops, network hardware (i.e.: services, switches, hubs, etc.), mainframe computer equipment, monitors (CRT and LCD), printers (desktop and freestanding), external hard drives, communication hardware (i.e.: modems), uninterrupted power supplies (UPS system), power distribution units (PDUs), gaming devices, hard drives, keyboards, mice, circuit boards/cards, cable boxes, cables, power supplies, and accessories.

Office and telecommunications equipment: copiers, fax machines, phone and PBX systems, video and audio equipment, projection equipment, plotters, security equipment, receivers, and transmitters.

Mobile Devices: cellphones/smart phones, tablets, PDAs, gaming devices, cameras and digital music players.

Human-I-T is NAID AAA- and ISO-Certified Data Sanitization and Destruction to protect your data on your devices you donate so that information is properly destroyed. Items are evaluated and usable items are refreshed and repurposed, the others are properly recycled. The nonprofit’s location on 7 Mile offers Detroiters of all income levels a place to receive low-cost technology or access to low-cost or free internet. Please join us as we celebrate Earth Day by keeping e-waste out of landfills and properly dispose of documents you no longer need.

Statement from Human-I-T