These days, a home shedding machine is almost a necessity. With the constant barrage of credit card offers, bills, and bank statements that hit our mailbox everyday, it is no wonder that close to 1 million people are victims of identity theft each year.
Whether you live in a house or an apartment complex, there are usually several points where your trash could possibly be accessed and documents stolen.
The majority of apartment complexes dont have secure trash chutes and it can in fact be very easy for dumpster divers to gather data about the apartment dwellers.
In some apartment complexes there are locked trash chutes which are great for the inhabitants because it limits access to the dumpsters to basically the maintenance map and in the trash collectors.
However, shredding sensitive data is not that hard, and might make your life easier in the long run.
Here are a few things to consider when choosing a home paper shredder.
Durability is important: You want a machine that is strong and will blast through lots of documents without jamming and without needing repair. Some document shredders are simply too weak, and will jam if you try...