On Thursday, May 21st, a Shred-It truck parks outside Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation on US-60 West in Paducah from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — or until the truck is full. Residents can bring up to 50 pounds of sensitive documents and watch them destroyed on the spot, at no charge.
WPSD Local 6 runs the Super Shredder series each year in partnership with local banks and businesses, rotating through communities across western Kentucky. The Paducah stop is the second of three scheduled for 2026. The first, held at FNB Bank in Mayfield on May 7th, drew a steady stream of residents with bags and boxes of paperwork accumulated over years.
The events target individuals, not businesses. Each household is limited to 50 pounds — enough to clear out a filing cabinet's worth of old tax returns, bank statements, credit card offers and medical records. Documents with social security numbers, account information and personal identification are the priority.
Bank officials who participate in the series say identity theft remains a persistent problem in the region. Scammers have grown more sophisticated, using spoofed phone numbers and official-looking correspondence to extract information. Shredding old paperwork removes one vulnerability: the physical document left in a recycling bin or a trash bag at the kerb.
The convenience is the point. A home shredder handles one page at a time. A commercial Shred-It truck handles an entire year's worth of financial documents in seconds. For residents without access to a paid shredding service, the Super Shredder dates fill a practical gap.
A third event is scheduled for September 17th at Lake Chem Federal Credit Union in Calvert City. Residents who miss the Paducah date have options — but identity thieves, bank officials note, are not waiting for the next convenient Thursday.