can i use shredded paper for compost?

Answer 1

Yes you can compost paper with your other items in a compost pile. Just add it and mix it with the other compost.

Answer 2

Yes!

While dead wood is carbonaceous, you will need an equal volume of green plant material to balance the decomposition process. Worms will love the carbon rich environment, and will stay as long as you add some fresh paper from time to time. They also like pine needles.

Compost doesn't have to get hot, unless you are trying to kill disease pathogens with the process. Everything will eventually rot, if left alone for a long enough time.

Answer 3

I would check to see if your newsprint is printed with Vegetable-based inks. If that's the case, go for it! Newsprint degrades relatively quickly, but do use equal (or greater) amounts of green matter.

If you are looking to get rid of bills and stuff, this is probably not going to be the best way.

Answer 4

Most definitely!!!!

Depending on what you are mulching, I would avoid the colored ink sections and glossy pages of magazines for veggies, but for flowers and non-edibles, go for it!

Glossy won't degrade as fast, so mix some soil on top to help it along.

Answer 5

If it breaks down quickly. I have used light amount of shredded newspaper will ill effects.

Answer 6

Sure ,it makes good compost.If you have a lot of it just add a little blood-meal to it and this will help the process.

Answer 7

Yes, but you want to add, "brown matter",ie, leaves decomposing bark,used coffee grounds are good, too. Along with grass clippings.

Answer 8

yea its betta w/ no ink on it