| Different types of shredding machines are used to | | | | before deciding on the shredder you buy. |
| deal with the paper, plastic and wood waste. These | | | | Logistics play a major role in the selection of the |
| machines are chosen according to their intended | | | | shredder best suited for your requirements. Apart |
| usage. For instance, a paper shredding machine for | | | | from the work load you need to extract from the |
| the home or a small office could be a small portable | | | | shredder, you also need to consider its storage. For a |
| unit. On the other hand, there are machines which | | | | large industrial grade shredder, you need to mark |
| shred a number of sheets at the same time. There | | | | aside space equal to the footprint of the machine. |
| are also heavy duty industrial units which shred paper | | | | You will need to add 3-4 feet of space in addition to |
| by the pound. | | | | this. You will also need to store the waste material as |
| Small wood shredders can be used by gardening | | | | well as the product of the shredder. |
| enthusiasts to deal with the fallen branches and | | | | Whatever be the logics involved, it is always better |
| leaves of trees and shrubs. The shredded wood | | | | to invest in a shredding machine, than to rely on |
| produced by these shredders can be used as mulch | | | | shredding services. These services charge you per |
| to produce compost. For large scale wood waste as | | | | different units which may be weight or size units. |
| in furniture manufacturing units, large industrial | | | | The larger the number of units, the lesser is the |
| machines are required. | | | | charge. But these services are only useful for those |
| A plastic shredding machine is almost exclusively used | | | | industrial units which produce large amount of waste |
| for industrial purposes. The size of these machines | | | | periodically. Those who need to shred even medium |
| can be decided based on the amount of waste | | | | quantities of waste on a daily basis, it is best to buy |
| generated by the unit. | | | | a shredder. In the case of paper waste, it is always |
| There are certain factors which you need to consider | | | | safer to use your own shredder. |