How to empty a Tech Solutions TS8000 shredder

How do I open this shredder in order to empty it? It is bulging with paper but doesn't have an obvious way to open it up and clean it out.

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Pull the top of the basket toward you and the top of it should swing out. Then you can lift the basket up and out once the top of the basket is partly open. Hope this helps. Have a good day. Mac =)

Posted on May 30, 2007

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