Shredding makes it go quicker. I shredded a whole load of paper, photo copy
paper which I would think takes longer to decompose than newspaper, about 2
months ago and it had almost disappeared/composted when we turned the bin
last weekend.

Shredding for quicker action.

Mike

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"Sarah Dale" wrote in message
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Broadback wrote:
I am looking for a paper shredder, strangely it is not off topic. What
I would like is one that will shred, amongst other things, a few sheets
of newspaper at one time. I would like to use shredded newspaper to
sandwich my rather excessive amount of grass to compost it. any ideas
as to model, source and supply please? also any tips on relative

Why bother shredding the newspaper? I admit flung in whole, newspapers
do take some time to compost. However, if you mix it in a single or a
few sheets together at a time, it should work fine. Balling it up would
provide a larger surface area to interact with the grass.

Sarah