steve auvache writes
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steve auvache writes

Problem is that I have a rather large quantity of paper stored ready to
shred. Were it a normal week's collection of junk it would not be a
problem but the sheer mass of it all calls for special treatment as a
one off exercise.

I put all our cardboard bags as well as all our paper waste on to the
compost heap. In winter, the heap is nearly all paper, most of it
unshredded. It copes. The worms seem to be particularly fond of thick
soggy layers of paper.

Can you put a six inch layer of shreddings then find some sort of waste
greenery, enough for a six inch layer, or instead about 2 inches of top
soil, then another 6 inches of shreddings, and so on?

I can put 6 inch layers on the top time and time again. I have enough
coming for many 6 inch layers, probably as many as 40 or 50 six inch
layers and nowhere near enough of other stuff to mix with it.

OK - go for 20-25 12 inch layers then ;-)
I see the size of your problem. Scrounging from neighbours sound like a
good idea. Or do you have a community nature area near you? - they might
be very glad for you to relieve them of a few bags of nettles or
whatever that they've strimmed off.

I can see why your want to pre-digest, but id you did this, I think you
migh end up with a squalchy mess that was really horrible to work with.



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Kay