FREE Paper Shredding, E-Waste Collection, and Mulch Giveaway Event

This service is free and only for the City of El Cajon residents.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wells Park, 1153 E. Madison Avenue

EDCO and the City of El Cajon will sponsor a FREE Paper Shredding and E-Waste Collection Event on Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Wells Park at 1153 E. Madison Avenue. This free event allows El Cajon residents to dispose of personal documents and electronic waste safely.

Would you like to discard old bank statements and other personal records but are concerned about identity theft? Bring up to two banker boxes (10” x 12” x 15”) per household and have them shredded on-site. Unwanted electronics, including TVs, computer monitors, printers, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players, and answering machines, will also be collected.

Unwanted electronics, such as TVs, computer monitors, printers, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, and answering machines, will also be collected.

Please, no Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) material, household appliances, or trash. Such items will not be accepted at this event.

Goodwill will also be onsite to accept donated reusable items. Please click here for a list of items that Goodwill will not accept.

Free Mulch! El Cajon residents will also be able to get free mulch (while supplies last). This is a self-serve, self-loading, and self-haul service, so please bring your own cans/bags, gloves, and shovel—there is a limit of 3 cans/bags per vehicle. If you plan to haul your mulch in an open truck or trailer, please remember to bring a tarp to cover your material.