On 22/01/2019 07:18, Halmyre wrote:
On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7:22:43 PM UTC, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"Clive Arthur" wrote in message
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I'm having a clear out and have about ten year's worth of various
statements to get rid of, a 4" stack. My cheap shredder can just about
manage three sheets. I mean, how hard can it be?

So what's good and cheap? No, I can't burn them.

Cheers

Texet from Tesco and others.... £15 cross cut and credit cards ......

We had one, packed in after a year or so. Horribly slow, overheats and the bin needs emptying after every ten sheets or so (tip - don't empty into your recycling bin on a windy day). Now I just take it into work and shove it in our secure disposal bin. If I ever get tracked down by the management I'll be able to point out that it can't be that bloody secure.


You really must NOT put shredded paper in the recycling bin. Our blue
bins full of plastic, cans, cardboard and paper go to one of those
sorting facilities and shredded paper bungs up the machinery.
It's one of the things council have told us that we must not do.

If you are going to the trouble of shredding, then just compost it
afterwards (if you have a garden).

On 24/01/2019 10:21, Andrew wrote:

If you are going to the trouble of shredding, then just compost it
afterwards (if you have a garden).

Actually shredded paper and cardboard mixed in with grass clippings at
about 1:1 makes the grass compost 100 times better and faster as it
stops the pile collapsing to slime.

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On 24/01/2019 10:21, Andrew wrote:

You really must NOT put shredded paper in the recycling bin. Our blue
bins full of plastic, cans, cardboard and paper go to one of those
sorting facilities and shredded paper bungs up the machinery.
It's one of the things council have told us that we must not do.


That is not true of all recycling collections. The only simple rule is
"check your council's guidance".


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On 24/01/2019 10:21, Andrew wrote:

You really must NOT put shredded paper in the recycling bin. Our blue
bins full of plastic, cans, cardboard and paper go to one of those
sorting facilities and shredded paper bungs up the machinery.
It's one of the things council have told us that we must not do.


That is not true of all recycling collections. The only simple rule is
"check your council's guidance".

+1

However, even where it is permitted, I don't think they would
be happy with the humungous ammount we seem to be discussing
here!

Our previous council didn't have anything to say about it
either way but, as the recycling there was placed in shallow
plastic boxes with lids easily lifted by the wind and, in any
event, carried to the truck minus their lids, I used to
collect any large paper bags I came across - our local
pharmacy used them a lot - write SHREDDED PAPER on them with a
bold marker and fill and seal the bags. It probably made it
easier to handle them at the recycling plant, too.

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