Chippers, Shredders & Mulchers

A shredder is a machine that tears objects into smaller pieces. The most common types are paper shredders and garden waste shredders. A garbage disposal also employs such a device. A shredder also refers to a device used to cut cheese for cooking in some parts of the eastern United States. more...

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There are also shredders capable of shredding optical discs. See data remanence for disposal of magnetic media such as magnetic tape and hard drives.

Garden waste shredders

Garden waste shredders are also called woodchippers, tree chippers or mulchers. This type of shredder turns pieces of wood into smaller pieces, or woodchips. These smaller pieces can then become more rapidly biodegradable as more surface area is exposed. Garden shredders can also be used to compact material such as dried leaves.

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