Police suspect identity thieves may be driving around East Meadow stealing people's recyclables -- not cans and bottles but paper.

They have been going straight for the green bins, where papers are neatly stacked making it a lot easier than searching through household garbage.

"They're taking what they wanted and dumping the rest of it, if they didn't dump it at the site, they took it down the road." said Legislator Norma Gonsalves.

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"Now it's going to make me think twice about what I recycle." said Aimee Steinmetz of East Meadow.

So far, Nassau police say they have not linked anyone's identity from being stolen. Even so, cops and legislator Gonsalves are calling for people to be proactive and shred their bills and any papers that contain important information.

"If you don't have a shredder." Gonsalves told PIX 11 News "I will tell you this, cut it up as small as you can put it in the garbage bag, throw coffee grinds on it do whatever you can to camouflage your personal information."