So You Have a Shredder, Now What?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by LJ

Photo by SideLong

 

Someone I know refuses to use a shredder because she doesn’t know how to handle the end product: shredded paper. Here are five things to use the shredded paper for:

 

  1. Supplement your compost pile. If you keep your shreddings free of plastic and shiny/glossy advertisement paper, you can add the shreddings to your compost pile for a good boost of “brown”.
  2. Cushion items. You can use shredded paper instead of packing peanuts to mail delicate items (please make sure you only use this to mail to people you trust!)
  3. Campfire starters. Pack a brown paper lunch sack full of shredded paper and twist the ends shut. Place one in the center of your campfire tipi of wood, and the fire will catch quickly.
  4. Rodent bedding. If you have small rodents in your house (on purpose), you can supplement the cedar shavings with shredded paper. As a plus, gerbils love to chew paper!
  5. April Fool’s Prank. One of my favorite April Fool’s day pranks involves filling parts of an office (desk drawers, overhead bins) with popcorn. Shredded paper can be used instead.

With a bit of outside-the-box thinking, you can find all sorts of great uses for shredded paper!


Photo by SideLong

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