The present disclosure is generally related to an apparatus having cutter elements for destroying articles such as paper sheets and a mechanism for separating at least a sheet from a stack in a tray. The separation mechanism can be activated by rotation of the cutter elements. In one embodiment, the separation mechanism is provided in the form of a helical mechanism configured for insertion into the stack and to receive separated sheets from the stack in between its space(s) as it is rotated. The separated sheets can fall via gravity into the shredder mechanism. Optionally, a paper feed mechanism can feed separated paper to the cutter elements. The tray can include an edge to assist in directing separated paper towards the cutter elements. One or more staple picking support mechanisms can also be provided to assist in separating sheets from a stapled set of pages.

The micronizing apparatus includes: a body having a transfer space where hydrogel is transferred, and a discharge space where ground hydrogel is discharged; a rotation shaft disposed in the transfer space, wherein at least one screw is formed on an outer perimeter surface of the first rotation shaft, to transfer the hydrogel along a longitudinal direction of the body; a rotor installed on the rotation shaft so as to rotate together with the rotation shaft, wherein a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of rotor recesses are alternately formed along a circumferential direction on an outer perimeter part of the rotor; and a stator surrounding the rotor with an air gap between the rotor and the stator, which is a predetermined distance between an outside diameter of the rotor and an inside diameter of the stator, and is fixed to the body.