When you separate your trash, recycling, and compost at home you want to make sure each stream is clean and organized. To prevent contamination of your recyclables or compost it is recommended to use recycling stickers to label your recycling bins.
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18Jan
How to Fix Common Paper Shredder Problems?
You are in the middle of your monthly shredding session. It is you together with a paper shredder against that growing pile of old, but confidential, documents that were collecting dust on your desk. The shredder is doing its job and grinds through the documents you feed it, but then all of a sudden the shredder stops working.
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04Jan
Cross-cut vs Micro-cut shredder – Which is better?
A cross-cut shredder is a less secure paper shredder compared to a micro-cut shredder. Cross-cut paper shredders rate from security level P-3 and P-4. Where micro-cut shredders rate from P-5, P-6, and P-7. The latter is also known as nano-cut. Read more about paper shredders in our shredder guide. What is the most secure? So, […]
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08Dec
NSA/CSS Approved Paper Shredders
American government agencies need to adhere to minimum requirements determined by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) in regard to paper shredders. High-security paper shredders under NSA/CSS need to reduce paper documents to particles measuring 1/32 by 7/32 inch, or less. Which corresponds to security level 6 or DIN P-7.
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04Sep
What type of shredder is most secure?
A micro-cut shredder with security level DIN P-7 (Protection Class: 3) is the most secure paper shredder. This type of paper shredder offers you maximum data security and turns a standard (top secret) A4 document into 12,474+ particles. What is a P-7 Shredder? Each paper shredder is officially rated with a DIN security level. For […]
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28Aug
How much does a paper shredder cost?
The average price of a reliable personal paper shredder for home use is about 50 dollars. This price is based on the average price of 20 popular personal shredders on Amazon. The price varies between different brands and models and is based on features, security levels, and specifications. The price of a paper shredder machine […]
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