The amount of trash paper coming out of almost any business office these days is staggering. A number of old documents, files, communication records and other papers have to be disposed off as they are no longer required and cannot be allowed to occupy limited office space any more. But have you ever thought how much confidential data and other types of information about your business these documents carry? What if they fall into the hands of rival businesses? You just don’t know in what ways the information you threw away could be used against you!
Therefore it’s very important to safely destroy the documents before you dispose them. One way could be to burn them. However, this is neither environmentally safe nor convenient to be done on a regular basis. Obviously, you need something that would destroy your documents in a way that they cannot be reassembled, that is easy to use and does not harm the environment. Micro cut shredder is exactly such a device. Continue reading ‘Micro Cut Shredder: What It Is and Why Should You Use It’
Micro Cut Shredder
Micro cut shredders come in different sizes and features, with price tags varying accordingly. There are small and inexpensive units meant to shred a few pages at a time to large ones used by commercial shredding services that cost thousands of dollars and can shred millions of documents in an hour.
Besides size, these shredders are also classified on the basis of the shape of shreds they produce as well as the randomness with which they cut the papers. Some of these are –
- Strip cut shredders that use rotating knives to cut paper into long, narrow strips. This type of shredder is least secure as the strips are least randomized and can be reassembled though with great difficulty. They also produce the highest volume of waste.
- Cross cut or confetti shredders use two contrarily rotating drums to cut shreds of various shapes – rectangular, parallelogram or lozenge shaped.
- Particle cut shredders produce tiny circular or square pieces
- Disintegrators or granulators cut the paper repeatedly at random until the pieces are small enough to pass through a mesh
- Hammermills pound papers through a screen
- Grinders grind the papers with a rotating shaft with cutting edges, until they are small enough to fall through a screen.
- Piece and tear shredders and cardboard shredders are other types of micro cut shredders. Continue reading ‘Micro Cut Shredder: How to Choose One for You’
It can be very dangerous to leave your confidential data, papers or documents unattended at home or office. Today identity theft is a big threat and can be more dangerous than home invasion. Leaving electricity bill, water bills, telephone bill etc carelessly can land you in big difficulty. Just imagine someone getting hold of these documents and getting a new phone connection with these identity proofs and using the phone for illegal works. Since the documents have your identity information you have landed in a big trouble. Hence it is very important to rip documents with confidential information regularly.
One of the easiest and effective ways to fight identity theft is to have home paper shredders. This is an important instrument for shedding documents. There are different types of shredders available in the market. Few are hand operated whereas few are automatic. All shredders are available in different shape, size and cutting ways. Depending upon the need and quantity of papers to be shredded one can opt for a paper shredder for home or for office. Continue reading ‘Fight Identity Theft With Home Paper Shredders’