Thank you all - I never thought I would be interested in shredding!
It seems the general industry standard for shredding seems to be the
German based standard DIN 32757-1 (adopted internationally) which lists
5 different security levels for shredding.
http://www.shredders-direct.com/paper-shredder-security-levels.html
Often shredding machines seems to be sold in categories by these
standards. For example:
http://www.shred-me.co.uk/shredder_security_category/Security_Level_DIN_
32757-1/Shredder_Security_Level_3/
As you have pointed out cross-cut shredders tend to meet the higher
security levels. Cingle/strip shredded paper
should not be put in bins as this is generally not considered secure
enough.
I expect that if we wanted to change our policy on confidential waste we
would need to weigh up the risks involved against cost saved, including
the risk that someone might try to reconstruct the pieces of paper.
Many thanks
Catherine
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