How to choose the best paper shredder for your business | Top 3 Tips

Choosing a Shredder

There are many things to consider when purchasing a paper shredder and all the variables can seem overwhelming. after all, the privacy of your confidential information is at stake, so it’s important to make the right selection. With sheet capacities, motor sizes and waste volumes to consider, we’ll help you narrow own your selection to only a few models with the following simple questions.

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After you narrow down your choices it’s important to remember that your shredding volume will increase with time, so be sure to factor in growth when making a selection. If after all of this you are still having trouble, contact your us at (866) 867-0306 and we’ll help you make a decision based on your needs.

 Finding the best paper shredding for your needs is a series of questions.

How Much will you be shredding each day?

Personal Size Shredders: Up to 100 sheets per day
Small Office Shredders:   Between 100 and 400 sheets per day
Office Shredders:            Between 400 and 2,000 sheets per day
Multi+Media Shredders:   Between 2,000 and 8,000 sheets per day
Department Shredders:    Between 2,000 and 12,000 sheets per day
High Capacity Shredders: Between 12,000 and 28,000 sheets per day
20450 Series:                 Between 28,000 sheets and 2 tons per day

What level of security do you require? Is there a Federal regulation?

Security Level 1: For shredding general internal documents (Not available on Dahle Shredders)

Security Level 2: Strip Cut Particles - For shredding sensitive internal documents

Security Level 3: Cross Cut Particles - For shredding confidential documents

Security Level 4: Extremely Fine Cross Cut Particles - For shredding highly sensitive documents

Security Level 5: Espionage safe for extremely high demands of security

Security Level 6: NSA/CSS specification 02-01 which is the current standard for the destruction of Top Secret COMSEC documents.

NSA/CSS 02-02: Highest security level for high security disintegrators

Many of our clients who buy GSA Approved containers choose to bundle their purchase with a NSA/CSS 02-01 paper shredder.

Do you need strip cut or crosscut paper shredder?

CROSS CUT SHREDDING Documents are cut in two directions producing smaller particles and providing greater security.	STRIP CUT SHREDDERS Documents are cut into thin unreadable pieces. Generally the strips will be as long as the document.