Shredded Paper in Compost Pile
Goomba38 said:
I understand I can put my shredded paper (bills and that type stuff) in
the compost pile, right?
I do it all the time.
Any limitations on how much? My compost pile is newly started and I've
not composted in far too many distant years past so wanted to double
check.
Just one caution, paper is very, very carbon intense, so you should also
add an extra dose nitrogen-rich material to compensate. Lots of fresh
grass, for example, or some urea (or other high-N fertilizer).
I'd not make paper a main ingredient, but it's easy to keep on hand to
add a bit at a time. For instance, after that really rainy week when the
lawn had gotten away from you and you have an abundance of grass
clippings...
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