Shredded Paper can no longer be placed in Recycle bin.

earthstorm

Our local authority ( Northumberland Country Council) have just collected our green recycle bin and they have placed a sticker on all bins in our street with a new list of what and what not to place in recycle bin.

On the do not list is Shredded Paper, yet on the do list is paper and cardboard.

so it seems that we can add papers/bank statements etc. that have out full name and address etc. displayed in the recycle bin so fraudster can rummage and take our personal details to commit ID theft, but once we shred these to protect our ID the paper cannot be recycled.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

EricMears

earthstorm wrote: »

Our local authority ( Northumberland Country Council) have just collected our green recycle bin and they have placed a sticker on all bins in our street with a new list of what and what not to place in recycle bin.

On the do not list is Shredded Paper, yet on the do list is paper and cardboard.

so it seems that we can add papers/bank statements etc. that have out full name and address etc. displayed in the recycle bin so fraudster can rummage and take our personal details to commit ID theft, but once we shred these to protect our ID the paper cannot be recycled.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

This was mentioned in a similar thread a few days ago. Apparently, shredded paper tends to jam machinery. No doubt your council have just changed recycling companies and the new one believe their machinery is liable to be damaged by shredded paper.

Mojisola

We've never been able to put shredded paper in with the other recycled paper. Shredding cuts the paper into tiny pieces (obviously) which reduces the quality of paper that can be made with it.

And, as Eric says, it can also cause problems with some machinery.

earthstorm

EricMears wrote: »

This was mentioned in a similar thread a few days ago. Apparently, shredded paper tends to jam machinery. No doubt your council have just changed recycling companies and the new one believe their machinery is liable to be damaged by shredded paper.

Our council run their own recycle facility.

Also Banks/consumer programs etc. are always telling us the shred documents before recycling them.

soolin

Oh dear, I am confused now then. I work freelance for a Givernment department and we can either take our confidential waste in to be shredded (and in can be heavy when you are on a crowded train in rush hour) or we can shred it at home using a cross cut shredder. I don't even have an office or work in the same place so if I did decide to carry a black sack in on occasions I may well just have to leave it at a reception area anyway and hope it gets recycled, which does not seem secure

Today for instance I have put out 4 large recycling bags of shredded paper and only half a black plastic bag of other waste (the ring binder curly bits, plastic window things and stuff)

Apparently at some point in the future our council is going to limit the amount we can send via black sack- so what will I do if I have to bin the shredded paper? I assume I can't empty it into the council recycling bins (the sort you get at Tesco)

According to work we are supposed to recycle this paper to 'save the environment' and I get tons and tons of it delivered.

anamenottaken

soolin wrote: »

Oh dear, I am confused now then. I work freelance for a Givernment department and we can either take our confidential waste in to be shredded (and in can be heavy when you are on a crowded train in rush hour) or we can shred it at home using a cross cut shredder. I don't even have an office or work in the same place so if I did decide to carry a black sack in on occasions I may well just have to leave it at a reception area anyway and hope it gets recycled, which does not seem secure

Today for instance I have put out 4 large recycling bags of shredded paper and only half a black plastic bag of other waste (the ring binder curly bits, plastic window things and stuff)

Apparently at some point in the future our council is going to limit the amount we can send via black sack- so what will I do if I have to bin the shredded paper? I assume I can't empty it into the council recycling bins (the sort you get at Tesco)

According to work we are supposed to recycle this paper to 'save the environment' and I get tons and tons of it delivered.

Domestic waste collections are not meant for business waste. All that "Government department" waste is not domestic waste. Ask the department about arrangements.

Your suggestion that you could just leave a black bag of waste paper in the office reception hoping that it would be recycled but being concerned that that wouldn't be secure . . . . .. .
If you shred the paper, where's the security problem? If you don't shred it, don't leave it in reception without arrangements in place with the facilities management people that it would be properly handled for confidential waste.

System

Our council insist that shredded paper is put in a separate plastic bag and they collect it with the normal recycle stuff.

What they then do with it is anybody's guess

earthstorm

anamenottaken wrote: »

Domestic waste collections are not meant for business waste. All that "Government department" waste is not domestic waste.

But as councils also collect business waste ( paid service), which goes to same recycle facility, so the same no shredded paper to recycle will still apply. I also know that even though our local authority own and run the recycle facility this facility is also used by some private waste management companies, so this rule will still apply.

Mojisola

earthstorm wrote: »

But as councils also collect business waste ( paid service), which goes to same recycle facility, so the same no shredded paper to recycle will still apply. I also know that even though our local authority own and run the recycle facility this facility is also used by some private waste management companies, so this rule will still apply.

Our council collects shredded paper from businesses and also has a shredded paper skip at their recycling centres. The shredded paper can be recycled but it's handled separately from the other paper. The council get less for it because it can only be used to make lower quality products.

PasturesNew

Get an old bucket in the garden and burn it.

WestonDave

I stick mine in the compost bin - helps break up the grass clippings!