Learn more› By Melanie Pinola and Arriana Vasquez Even if you’re not a secret agent and you don’t think you have anything to hide, you need a paper shredder. Garbage and recycling bins full ...

Our testers fed the shredders about 25,000 sheets of paper left over from a recent printer test. Half the paper was 20-pound stock, and the rest was thinner paper printed with color photographs.

First, decide just how secure you need your shredding to be. Strip-cut shredders cut paper into long strips, cross-cut shredders dice it into small, thin chunks and micro-cut shredders chop paper ...