Are you in the market for a new paper shredder? If so, the following may be of some use. Budget is typically the first consideration here. Most businesses set a cap on what is allowed with new office equipment investments. You can certainly find a cheap paper shredder at several of the big box retailers, but most of those models were designed for light use. Most of these machines will effectively shred just a few sheets of paper at time, and often not in the most efficient and secure way.

With that in mind, we suggest that you next look for some critical features in your next paper shredder. How sensitive is the information that needs to be shredded? Most likely it’s not top-secret information. We do have shredders, however, that the government, especially the military, finds useful for destroying sensitive papers and other related items.

Some people wonder out loud why someone couldn’t simply burn these papers instead of shredding them? That’s a good question, but there’s definitely a reason why burning doesn’t work, especially for the military. When you burn papers, oftentimes there are remaining scraps of paper that were not consumed in the fire. And, most skilled experts can still decipher printed material from a burned document.

The best way is to completely pull apart, or shred these type of papers with a cross cut shredder and leave them in such a state that reassembly is virtually impossible.

Most offices find a Level 3 security cross cut shredder sufficient for their needs. These machines typically let you shred about 20 documents at a time, saving you valuable time, and their waste bins hold a lot of shredded material. That means less trips to the garbage dumpster.

Be sure to visit the Office Zone Web site for more information and tips about cross cut paper shredders. Also, please revisit our blog this week for more helpful paper shredder tips.

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