Shredding machine

A method of operating a shredding machine, the method comprising:

• supporting a collection bin within an interior space of an outer housing such that an open top end of the collection bin is situated underneath a plurality of interleaved cutters of a shredding engine of the shredding machine to receive shredded material therefrom;
• displaying the collection bin through a transparent window of a closed door that selectively opens to allow access to the interior space and the collection bin;
• operating the shredding engine by energizing a motor to drive the plurality of interleaved cutters;
• supplying material to be shredded to the plurality of interleaved cutters through a material passage;
• converting the material to be shredded into the shredded material by the operation of the shredding engine;
• rotating the collection bin about a central vertical axis during the operation of the shredding engine to evenly disburse the shredded material across a cross-sectional area of the collection bin;
• and
• illuminating the shredded material as it falls into the collection bin with a lighting element inside the outer housing during the operation of the shredding engine.