| Paper shredders are used in a number of
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| | above the manufacturer's recommendations;
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| situations. Doctors, dentists, and
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| | if they are overused or used improperly,
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| psychologists use them to protect their
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| | they can burn out quickly.
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| clients' private medical information.
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| | Paper shredders can only be used for a
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| Private citizens use them to destroy
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| | certain amount of time before they need
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| papers that contain important financial
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| | to be rested. The length of time depends
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| information. Businesses use them to
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| | on the particular shredder. Most
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| protect themselves from corporate
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| | instruction manuals that come with the
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| espionage and information theft. Paper
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| | shredders have this type of information.
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| shredders cost between $15 and $130,
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| | For example, some top of the line models
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| depending on their features.
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| | can work for 10 to 12 minutes before
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| There are a large number of paper
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| | needing to be turned off for 20 minutes.
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| shredders on the market. The two main
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| | Other models can work for as little as
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| types are strip cut and cross cut. Strip
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| | two minutes at a time before needing to
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| cut paper shredders slice the paper into
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| | be turned off for four minutes.
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| thin vertical ribbons. They are good in
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| | Another feature that differs between
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| many situations, but they are not
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| | types of paper shredders is the number of
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| recommended for people requiring maximum
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| | sheets that it can take at once. The
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| security. Cross cut paper shredders cut
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| | "throat size," or size of the opening
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| documents into tiny bits of paper that
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| | where the paper is fed, varies between
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| are nearly impossible to reassemble.
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| | models. Some can handle up to 9 sheets at
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| Cross cut paper shredders are generally
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| | once, but most can take about 5. It is
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| better than strip shredders for high
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| | recommended that people feed a little
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| security situations, but they are also
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| | less than the maximum in order to keep
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| more expensive.
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| | the machine working properly. Also, the
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| Another thing to consider when buying a
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| | dimensions of the opening need to be
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| paper shredder is how much it will be
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| | considered. It is better not to have to
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| used. Different paper shredders are built
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| | fold a sheet of paper in order to get it
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| to handle different amounts of paper at a
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| | to fit into the shredder. Most shredders
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| time and to operate for different lengths
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| | can accommodate sheets of paper around 9
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| of time before needing a break. It is
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| | inches long.
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| important not to use the paper shredder
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