Paper
shredding machines are used to shred paper. Paper shredding machines cut paper
into either fine particles or very thin strips, and this is known as Chad.
Businesses, government organizations, and private individuals, make use of paper
shredding machines, to destroy private, sensitive, confidential and other types
of documents. It is often recommended by privacy experts that individuals use
paper shredding machines to shred tax documents, bank account and credit card
statements and various other important documents, which could be used by thieves
to commit identity theft or fraud. These days many paper shredding machines also
have the facility to shred plastic credit cards for obvious reasons.