Shredded paper documents in a compost bin or not?

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  1. Kristen

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    Noted.

    Mrs S now promoted from Long Suffering to Saint :)
     
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      WOW!! I never expected such a large respone to my original question, but thank you to everybody for all your very interesting and informative answers.
      I will be adding my shredded ink jet printer black and white docs to one of my 3 compost bins from now on.
      SO, you all get Christmas presents??!!
       
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      Only if I buy them myself (being the only one with any money/income).
       
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      We all get a bit excited by composting questions at this time of year :snork:
       
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        Because that's all there is to do now, apart from reading seed catalogues or attempting to attempting to cultivate a load of cold wet slop.
         
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        Or looking at Kale :)

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          Zigs, you're supposed to cut it and eat it!! :dbgrtmb:.

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            I should have added earlier in this thread that when I have a cold all my used tissues go in the compost bin. It's amazing how many you can go through and they are quick to rot down too.
             
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              Do they rot down? or snot down?

              I'll get my coat on the way out then ... :heehee:
               
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