This past Saturday, WSAV held its 21^st “Identity Safe Recycling Day” in three locations -- Savannah and Statesboro, Georgia and Bluffton, South Carolina. By the end of the day, viewers dropped off 1,227 car loads –containing 69,000 lbs of documents (the equivalent weight of SIX PICKUP TRUCKS) and 951 computers & peripherals.  The paper was shredded and recycled by Shred-It Document Management and the computers were electronically wiped clean.

Since WSAV launched “Identity Safe Recycling Day” in 2005, nearly 352 tons of documents have been collected, shredded and recycled and nearly 7,000 computers have been wiped clean and redistributed.

“With new technology, people are more concerned than ever about identity theft – 34.5 tons of paper proves it!” said WSAV General Manager Deb Thompson.  “Our Identity Safe Recycling Day is a convenient way to eliminate items that could be disastrous to our viewers if they fell into the wrong hands.  Offering this service to our communities and the involvement of the WSAV staff and News team is another way we demonstrate our commitment to being ON YOUR SIDE.”

The steady climb in participation is proving that “Identity Safe Recycling Day” is more popular than ever with residents of Coastal Georgia and South Carolina.  It’s a valuable On Your Side service WSAV offers twice each year.