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 <h1>Paper Shredder Guide</h1>
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 <h2>Why use a shredder?</h2>
 The fastest growing consumer fraud is identity fraud. Identity fraud happens when a thief creates a "credit clone" of you using your personal information. Identity fraud is easy for perpetrators to commit. These criminals are seldom caught and reversing the damage is difficult. 

 Is Your Trash Private?
 
 No, according to the U.S. Supreme Court (California v. Greenwood, decided May 16, 1988). The U.S. Supreme Court said that all rights of privacy and ownership are forfeited by your disposal in the trash. The Court also said: "It is common knowledge that garbage is readily accessible to animals, children, scavengers, snoops, and other members of the public." 
 One solution to help combat identity fraud is by shredding personal documents. These documents can range from detailed bank and credit card information to every-day mail. Personal information can be obtained anywhere your name, social security number, telephone number and address appear. 

 You should shred:
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 <li>Personal checks</li>
 <li>Expired Drivers licenses</li>
 <li>Bank statements</li>
 <li>Credit card statements and receipts</li>
 <li>Pay stubs showing your income and employer</li>
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 <h2>Things to consider before purchasing a shredder.</h2>

 What will you be shredding? 
 There are many different types of shredders, and which shredder best meets your needs. Several of the items to consider are:
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 <li>How sensitive is the material you need to shred?</li>
 <li>What type of paper will you be shredding?</li>
 <li>How often will you need to use your shredder?</li>
 <li>Would you like one large shredder, or several smaller shredders?</li>

 <li>How many sheets do you need to shred at a time?</li>
 <li>What size of paper do you need to shred?</li>
 <li>Is space/mobility an issue?</li>
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 How sensitive is the material you need to shred? 
 Shredders cut paper into smaller, unrecognizable pieces of paper. Different shredders shred paper into different sizes of paper. The more important the document, the more important it is to use a shredder that will shred the documents into very small pieces. 

 What type of paper will you be shredding? 
 Paper comes in many different forms. Some paper is thicker and other paper is thinner, some paper is glossy and other sheets of paper are coarse. You will want to be sure your shredder can handle the paper you will be shredding. 

 How often will you need to use your shredder? 
 You will need to take into consideration how often you will be using your paper shredder. Some paper shredders are made only for shredding documents a few times per week, where other shredders can be used continuously. Purchasing a shredder that cannot handle the volume of shredding you need can be very frustrating. 

 Would you like one large shredder, or several smaller shredders? 

 Some offices will buy one large shredder for all their shredding needs, where other offices will purchase several smaller shredders and place them throughout the office. 

 How many sheets do you need to shred at a time? 
 Different shredders can shred different amounts of paper. Smaller shredders can only handle a few sheets of paper, where larger shredders can shred many sheets of paper at a time. Strip cut shredders can always shred more paper at a time than a cross cut shredder. 

 What size of paper do you need to shred? 
 Some shredders are designed to shred small letters, where other shredders can shred newspapers and phone books. You will want to take into consideration what you will need to shred now and what you will be shredding in the future. 

 Is space/mobility an issue? 

 Shredders can be very large and heavy. If you need to take a shredder from one office to another, you may want to get a lighter shredder or one with mobile casters. If space is an issue, you may want to consider a thinner shredder that can fit into a tight space. 

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 Strip-Cut Shredders 
 Strip-cut shredders are known as “strip-cut shredders” because of the thin strips they create as they shred paper. These strips can vary in size from 1/2-inch wide to 1/16-inch wide. 

 Strip-cut shredders require less cutting than cross-cut shredders. Because less cutting is required, strip-cut shredders are able to shred more documents at a time than cross-cut shredders (of the same class). 

 Cross-Cut Shredders 
 Cross-cut shredders create crisscross cut pieces of paper. These crisscross cut pieces of paper vary in size from 3/8-inch x 3-1/8-inch to 1/32-inch x 1/2-inch. 

 
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<li>The number of sheets you need to shred on a daily bases 
<li>The confidentiality of your data 
<li>The types of media to be destroyed (Paper Cd's, Credit Cards 
<li>The number of people who will be using the shredders 
<li>The money budgeted for the shredder 
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Strip Cut Paper Shredders cuts paper into thin narrow hard to read strips that are as long as the document.
This type of shredding is not as secure as cross cut shredders, but cost comparatively less, require less maintenance
and can shred documents faster than comparable cross cut models. Most strip shredders models can shred credit cards,
floppy disks and CDs.
 

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 Cross Cut Paper Shredders cut documents in two directions creating tiny pieces of paper that provide improved protection. Cross cut is an ideal method for destroying top highly confidential personal and business financial documents. Cross Cut shredders requires a more oiling
than the Strip Cut because it utilizes two blades but they reduce the need for frequent shredder bag changes because the shredded papers are in smaller particle.
 
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Another thing to consider:

 
The Feed Opening is the part of the paper shredder where the paper enters. The width varies and increases as model numbers increase which ranges from
8 inches to 18 inches. There are several reasons why this is important.

You must choose the shredder width based on the size of the documents you will be shredding. (The standard paper size 8 1/2 x 11, easily fits in any Fellowes shredder.)
 If you plan to shred continuous form documents wider than 12 inches, it is best to focus on our Production Shredders that offer a 16" feed opening which will allow you to shred continuously without constant watch. (Office Shredders offers feed openings ranging from 9.25" to15".) Continuous forms will constantly jam if you have a smaller feed opening.
 The output is measured in pounds per hour and is an indication of the speed and power of the shredder. You need to know what kind of power you want to work with. Many times purchasing a bigger more powerful shredder pays off depending on your volume. If you are doing very little shredding the low models will be sufficient.
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 <h2>Glossary</h2>

 Automatic Stop/Start - Some shredders have an automatic stop/start. The automatic stop/start is a sensor, built into the shredder, that starts automatically when paper is fed and stops when done. 
 Bag full indicator - Some shredders have a bag full indicator that lets you know the shredder is full and needs its bag to be changed. 
 Bin - The bin is where the shredded paper goes. 
 Casters - Larger paper shredders are placed into a metal frame called a caster. The caster will either have legs or wheels. This makes moving larger shredders easier. 

 Cross-Cut - Cross cut shredders use a crisscross format to cut paper into small pieces. 
 Duty Cycle - A duty cycle is the amount of time a shredder can be used before it must be turned off and cooled down. 
 Footprint - The footprint is the area of ground the shredder takes up. 
 Hopper - Some shredders have a hopper. A hopper is a type of bin where paper can be dumped for shredding. 

 Horizontal feed - Some shredders can have paper fed from the side. This is known has horizontal feed. 
 Overload protection - Some shredders have overload protection. If too many sheets of paper are loaded into a shredder, the overload protection will turn the shredder off before the motor is burned out. 
 Reverse function - Some shredders have a reverse function. A reverse function is the ability of a paper shredder to back the paper out rather move the paper forward into the shredder. 
 Sheet capacity - The sheet capacity is the amount of paper a shredder can shredder at one time. 

 Shredder Speed - The shredder speed that a paper shredder can shred. This is usually rated in feet of paper per second. 
 Strip-Cut - Strip-cut is a type of shredding. Shredders that shred strip-cut shred the paper into long strips of paper. 
 Throat - The throat of a paper shredder is where the paper is placed before shredding. Different paper shredders have different throat widths. 
 Vertical feed - Some shredders have paper fed through the top of the machine. This is a vertical feed. 

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Guide created: 11/08/07 (updated 11/21/07)

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