{"id":526,"date":"2024-04-23T13:38:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:45:42","slug":"shred-fest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/sustainability\/events\/shred-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Shred Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"An annual event held each summer where the University community can dispose of documents in a safe and eco-friendly way","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":9376,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion_new","anchor_id":"","classes":"mt-0 pt-15","title":"","description":"Each summer, we partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironmountain.com\/\">Iron Mountain<\/a> annually so the University community can safely dispose of personal documents in an environmentally responsible way. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecounty.gov\/ecopark\/\">EcoPark<\/a>, a facility for Monroe County residents that offers year-round recycling services, including paper shredding.","accordion_anchor":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"<h2><strong>2026 Shred Fest results<\/strong><\/h2>","content":"During the 16th annual Shred Fest, held on July 17, 2026:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A total of 17,160 pounds of paper\u20148.6 tons\u2014was collected and recycled<\/li>\r\n \t<li>406 cars visited the event<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The most popular drop-off time was between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., when 73 cars came\u2014 more than one per minute!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?vanity=ursustainable&amp;set=a.1695901785506710\">Take a look at pictures from the event.<\/a>","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium"}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shred Fest - 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