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Originally Posted by Goomba38
I understand I can put my shredded paper (bills and that type stuff) in
the compost pile, right?
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.
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It's fine to put shredded paper in your compost, you just want to be careful about using too much at one time. Paper is very high in carbon, so adding too much will slow down the composting process considerably. As long as you can keep the overall carbon to nitrogen ratio in your compost pile near to 30:1, the pile will break down nicely. The C:N ratio of office paper is about 130:1, newsprint is 325:1. Just add lots of nitrogen rich material such as veggie scraps (12-15:1) or grass clippings (20-30:1) to compensate.
Best of luck!