Many office shredders are designed to accept ordinary staples and some paper clips, but the capability is model-specific. Large binder clips, heavy fasteners and non-paper media should never be assumed safe.
A few normal staples in a file is different from feeding a thick stack held by multiple fasteners. Metal increases wear and can create jams if the cutting system is not designed for it.
If the office destroys large case files, set a simple prep standard: what fasteners can stay, what must be removed and which media go to a separate destruction stream.
For “Can Commercial Shredders Handle Staples and Paper Clips?,” these three models give you concrete products to compare against the requirements above, instead of leaving the answer at theory.
Our strongest starting point because 12-sheet feed and Cross-cut let you compare both office throughput and the destruction format instead of shopping by price alone.
A useful second comparison because 18-sheet feed and Up to 60-minute run class let you compare both office throughput and the destruction format instead of shopping by price alone.
A contrasting third option because 15-sheet manual feed and Cross-cut office format let you compare both office throughput and the destruction format instead of shopping by price alone.