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| Designed for use by one, possibly two occasional users, they are small enough to sit beside or under a desk. Small also means they hold under 9 gallons of shred, and their motors are intended for light duty use. They can shred 10-25 sheets at once, depending on the model. |
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| Intended for occasional use by a few people in a small office. The shred container holds more cubic feet, and the motor generally has about the same power speed as the personal sized. Throat (opening) size varies, so they shred from 10-35 sheets. Some of these are mobile. |
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| For use by a number of offices within a company with moderate use. These can hold more than twice that of the smaller ones. The motor also has twice the hp. Throat size increases to 16” and can shred up to 70 sheets of paper at a time. |
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| Designed for heavy or constant use. The shred bins can hold up to 56 gallons and, depending on the model, shred up to 550 sheets at a time with a much larger motor. |
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| Multimedia shredders are available that shred only credit cards, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and zip drives. |
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| Box shredders shred cardboard into packing material. |
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| High-security shredders are available at the personal and departmental size level. They shred paper to a tiny .8mm x 4.5mm, impossible to reconstruct. |
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| Designed for use under the pharmacy counter. Pharmacy shredders can shred wet or dry plastic prescription and other bottles, adhesive labels, and paper. They are quiet and do not interfere with customer conversations. |
