What is the difference between strip-cut and cross-cut shredding?
There are basically two kinds of shred cut: strip and cross-cut. Strip-cut shreds the paper lengthwise and cross-cut shreds both length and widthwise (producing a more secure cut). You will find machines that vary the actual size of the shred cut. Strip-cut machines are less expensive and require little maintenance, but the cross-cut machines (including high-security particle cuts) provide greater security and also significantly reduce the volume of shredded paper. See Shred Size for more.
