In message , Gordon H
wrote
In message , Larry Stoter
writes

The best thing with a shredder is the reduction in volume - large
cardboard boxes, heaps of prunings, etc disappear into a small heap when
shredded!

That is the basic ingredient of my compost.

With large cardboard boxes I fold them flat and let them 'weather' in
the garden for a few months. After this period, and after some rain.,
it's easy to remove any plastic packing tape and/or staples. I then run
my petrol rotary lawn mower over them to shed into small pieces for the
compost heap.

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Alan
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