Recycling shredded paper (merged)

shelovestobuystuff

Its fine,we used shredded office papers for our rabbits and they were perfectly healthy, till the neighbours cats got them that is.I would not use the very glossy full colour magazine pages as they have much more ink on them but ordinary letters etc are fine.

Lotus-eater

Thats fine, but try not to use shiny paper and then compost it with the poo from the animals.

caravanlover

my ginny has been having shredded paper for years and she is 8 !!

upferret

Hi, newspaper ans normal letters are fine, I think the glossy stuff might not be as safe though. years ago all ink used to be toxic but not now. I used shredded newspaper and letters for my ferrets litter tray and I used to use it for my rabbits too and have had no problems. make sure you remove any staples before shredding though!

sheng719

Hi everyone! I have been decluttering the house and have been sorting through the mountain of paper that I have lying aroung the house that I have shredded. I now have ended up with bags and bags of it. Is there anyone out there that knows what to do with them apart from putting them in the compost bin? Is there anywayof recycling it? Any suggestions would be welcome. I do apologise if this thread has been already created...Thank all!!!:p

Bongedone

Makes good bedding for rabbits etc.

HelenYorkshire

As above - donate to local animal shelter?

Craftynclothy

You can use it to make papier mache, which can then be used for all sorts of things. Quite fun to do too :T

[Deleted User]

Could you put it out in the recycling collection?

kathleenryd

makes good compost - if you have a compost bin - heap etc

K