Plain shredded paper is a safe and budget-friendly material when used correctly. Apply in thin layers and top with natural mulch to prevent matting. Shredded paper can also be used in your compost bin ...

You've spent a weekend shredding old bills and school papers, and now you don't know what to do with the resulting bags and bags of shredded paper in your house. Here's the good news: You can reuse at ...

(KUTV) -- Stuart Cerise worries about identity theft. So, every single piece of paper he gets in the mail gets shredded in his garage. But, it's what happens to the paper after it's been shredded that ...

In this video, I show you how to compost shredded paper to make rich, fertile, plant food and soil improver. Why waste paper ...

Q: Do you know of any place I can get shredded paper for free or a small cost? I use it in my chicken coops for bedding. — P.F. A: Your question is just in time for the Season of Giving, P.F. The old ...

We recycle our newspapers and junk mail, but they ask us to put shredded paper in the regular trash. Why can’t we recycle the shredded paper? Now you can. In researching this question, we checked with ...

Q: I have bags of shredded paper (cross cut). Can I rototill this directly into my vegetable garden? I know it's good to add to a compost pile but was curious on adding it directly to the garden. A: ...

A: Quite a few of you have written in asking about shredded paper, and I’ve been saving up your questions! Today, I can officially announce that shredded paper is no longer accepted in R.I.’s mixed ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: We are shredding personal papers from a deceased relative. There are many bags to recycle. However, Buncombe ...

Decluttering for the new year? Or gearing up for tax season? Getting rid of excess documents can free up space (and help you avoid theft of your personal information). But if you have a LOT of excess ...