Shredding Paper for Efficiency & Security
Jean Murray wrote a former post, Green Office: Recycle Your Shredded Office, and detailed ways to use this again as well as tossing the paper into a recycling bin.
A reader recently mentioned:
You may want to check with your recycling facility. Not all recycling companies accept shredded paper as some machines are clogged by such shreds.
Thanks for visiting My Organized Biz and leaving your comment. It is a good idea to check and see if your recycling facility accepts shredded paper and how they want it packaged.
At our recycling facility, which accepts shredded paper, they do want it bagged or boxed, not tossed loose into the paper collection or even the general trash, allowing it to fly all over the place. So since it can be recycled with the regular paper and non corrogated boxes, we package it in paper bags or cereal boxes. If you toss it in with the regular trash, at least tie it into a plastic bag.
So when you’re excited about recycling, make sure what you’re doing is helpful and follows the desired procedures. Otherwise it could all be for naught.
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