PHOTOS: Vehicles line up for a Shred event in the city of Halifax | City of Halifax

More than 6,300 pounds of paper were shredded Thursday in Halifax as part of a free paper shredding event held at the Halifax Farmers Market and hosted by the Halifax County Improvement Council and the City of Halifax. Halifax Deputy City Manager Denise Barksdale said cars lined up on North Main Street trying to get into the market to get rid of their junk paper. A crew member from the City of Halifax Solid Waste Service demonstrates transporting a trash can on a vehicle to help dispose of his paper.
A crew member from the City of Halifax’s Solid Waste Service rolls a garbage can over a vehicle during a free paper shredding service held at the Halifax Farmers Market on Thursday.
Crew members from the City of Halifax’s Solid Waste Service ask a vehicle to back up so they can unload their junk paper during a free paper shredding event at the Halifax Farmers Market on Thursday.
A crew member from the City of Halifax’s Solid Waste Service rolls a garbage can over a vehicle during a free paper shredding service held at the Halifax Farmers Market on Thursday.
Rows of cars await their turn at a free paper shredding service held Thursday at the Halifax Farmers Market.
Crew members from the City of Halifax’s Solid Waste Department help load junk paper into the trash cans during a free paper shredding service held Thursday at the Halifax Farmers Market.